Three arrested with 1.6 kg ganja in Coimbatore police drive
Coimbatore district police questioned 18 people and searched 16 others in an overnight special operation. Three men were arrested over alleged ganja sales, with 1.6 kg of ganja seized.
Coimbatore district police ran a special operation on the orders of District
Superintendent of Police Pavan K. Reddy from Tuesday until 5 am on Wednesday.[1]Police took 18 persons with criminal records to police stations for
questioning during the drive.[1]
Officers separately searched 16 persons identified through previous drug-related
offences and intelligence inputs.[1]Three of those searched were booked and
arrested over alleged ganja sales.[1]Police seized1.6 kg of ganja from the
three arrested men.[1]
During vehicle checks in the same drive, police registered 60 cases for drunken
driving and nine cases for overspeeding and rash driving, and seized 14
vehicles.[1]Police also arrested 19 persons for consuming alcohol in public
places and executed six pending warrants during the operation.[1]
Case data
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Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
Police in Sirari bazaar in Bihar's Sheikhpura district seized 150 grams of ganja from a paan stall and arrested Doman Singh, also known as Prabhakar Singh. The stall stands on Purana Station Road within 500 metres of an educational institution, and the station chief said an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
Bandipora police arrested two men travelling on a scooty at Gunchipora near Bakshi Bund on 11 November 2026 and recovered 914 grams of a suspected cannabis powder-like substance from them. Police registered FIR No. 244/2026 at Police Station Sumbal under the NDPS Act and said they were investigating the source of the contraband and its supply links.
Police in Station Ghanpur, Jangaon district, Telangana, arrested four men accused of selling dried ganja, including the man who bought some, and seized 40 grams of the drug, a mobile phone and 1,000 rupees in cash. Circle Inspector S. Srinivas said a case was registered against the four and they were remanded to judicial custody.
