Police in Bhopal city registered 130 ganja trafficking cases and seized 462 kg 736 g of ganja between 1 January and 3 November 2026, arresting 165 accused people including 43 women. The Crime Branch's arrest of a 60-year-old woman in Govindpura with 10.1 kg of ganja, valued at about Rs 3 lakh, was one of the campaign's highlights.
🇮🇳 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh · India
Police in Bhopal city registered 130 ganja trafficking cases between 1 January and 3 November 2026.[1] Police seized 462 kg 736 g of ganja in those cases.[1] Police arrested 165 accused people, including 43 women.[1]
The Crime Branch arrested 60-year-old Kiran Ahirwar in the Govindpura area with 10 kg 100 g of ganja, which police valued at about Rs 3 lakh.[1]
Ganja seizures were also reported in the Ashoka Garden, Kamla Nagar and Talaiya police-station areas of Bhopal.[1]
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Police seized five kilograms of ganja at Chillagumpu in Dammapeta mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district. Circle Inspector Nagaraju Reddy said police would expand patrolling and act firmly against ganja transport and sales as local cases rise.
A joint team of Jaynagar police and Bihar excise officers seized 73.4 kg of ganja from a pickup and arrested two smugglers from Patna and Vaishali. The pickup was also seized and no charge or court outcome had been reported.
Bokaro Government Railway Police say they recovered about 41 kg of ganja in four train seizures over the past eight months, with no smuggler arrested. The force says three hauls came from the Dhanbad-Alleppy Express and one from the Dhanbad-Bhubaneswar Express, likely moved from Odisha.
Police in Thoothukudi district arrested Balamurugan, 26, and seized 7 kg of ganja he was keeping for sale in Prakash Nagar, in the Pudukottai police limits. Inspector Ramakrishnan led the search, a case was registered, and the investigation was continuing.