105 kg of ganja seized from truck after driver fled in Gaya
Police in the Konch area of Gaya district recovered about 105 kg of cannabis from a truck near Kauriya village after the driver fled a stop on Friday evening. The load comprised 107 packets in five sacks and was valued at about 10 lakh rupees; police seized the truck and continued trying to identify traffickers.
🇮🇳 Kauriya village, Konch, Gaya district, Bihar · India
A truck driver fled when police signalled his vehicle to stop near Kauriya
village on the Gaya–Goh main road in Konch, Gaya district, Bihar, on Friday
evening.[1][2]Konch station officer Alok Ranjan said police received information
that cannabis traffickers were carrying a large consignment and planned to
deliver it somewhere within the police-station area.[1]A team was formed
under sub-inspector Sohrab Ali.[1]
The team set up a cordon near Kauriya turn, close to the village.[1]When the
truck reached the cordon, officers signalled its driver to stop.[1]The driver
pulled the truck to the roadside and fled.[1]Police searched the truck and
found 107 packets of ganja in five sacks.[1]The seized load weighed about 105
kg in total.[1]
The cannabis was estimated to be worth about 10 lakh rupees, equivalent to ₹1
million.[1]Police seized the truck after the driver escaped.[1]Officials
said they were continuing efforts to identify the traffickers.[1]
Konch station officer Alok Ranjan said police had registered a case and were investigating the consignment’s origin and intended delivery point.[2]
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Cannabis recovered from a truck in Konch. Photo: Dainik BhaskarPhoto details
The seizure date is not stated as a calendar date; 30 October is inferred from the Friday-evening reference and the 31 October publication date.
The driver fled, and no later arrest or court outcome is reported for the Konch seizure.
The intended recipient and precise delivery point are not identified.
No second independent account of the Konch truck seizure was opened.
Prabhat Khabar reports about 100 kg, while Dainik Bhaskar reports about 105 kg; the sources do not explain the difference.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Dainik Bhaskar: Konch station officer Alok Ranjan said police received information that cannabis traffickers were carrying a large consignment and planned to deliver it somewhere within the police-station area.
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