Government Railway Police officers from Sagar arrested a 40-year-old woman at Damoh railway station with about 7 kg of ganja, or cannabis.[1][2][3] The woman had brought the ganja from Baudh district in Odisha to sell in Madhya Pradesh, and she travelled with two children.[1][2][3]

Acting on a tip from an informer, the railway police cordoned off the station and searched her pitthu, a backpack carried on the back, where the ganja was found.[1][2][3] She was to supply the ganja in Damoh, and after the search she was arrested and taken to the GRP police station.[1][2][3] Police registered a case and began questioning her.[1]

In questioning the woman admitted that she had earlier sold ganja in Katni and other places in Madhya Pradesh.[1][2][3] Police produced her before a court and took her on remand, and are now seeking information on the smuggling network, its suppliers and other associates.[1][2][3] GRP station in-charge H.L. Chaudhary said the woman had been taken on remand for questioning about the trafficking network and others involved in the ganja supply.[1][2][3]