The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 591.3 kg of ganja in an intelligence-led operation conducted during 17-18 October 2026 in Uttar Pradesh.[1][2] Acting on intelligence that a truck carrying ganja from Nepal would enter the state through Sonauli, DRI officers at Gorakhpur ran coordinated surveillance with teams at Lucknow, Patna and Varanasi, and after more than four hours intercepted the suspect vehicle on the road between Gorakhpur and Kushinagar.[1][2]

A search found two engineered concealed cavities, one above the hood and one behind the driver’s seat, holding 81 packets of ganja weighing 591.3 kg in total.[1][2] The consignment and the truck were seized under the NDPS Act 1985.[1][2] The reports name no arrests.[1][2]