DRI arrests two women with 6.078 kg of Nepal-origin charas at Gorakhpur
DRI officers intercepted two women on the Jan Nayak Express at Gorakhpur station on 20 September 2026 and found 6.078 kg of Nepal-origin charas strapped to their thighs. Both were arrested under the NDPS Act and the haul was valued at about Rs 6.07 crore.
🇮🇳 Gorakhpur railway station, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · India
In the early hours of Sunday, DRI officers acting on intelligence about
charas smuggling from Nepal intercepted two women passengers travelling on the
Jan Nayak Express, which runs from Bihar to Ludhiana in Punjab, at Gorakhpur
railway station.[1][2]A personal search recovered 12 packets totalling
6.078 kg of charas, concealed in knee caps wrapped around their thighs and
hidden under their sarees.[1][2]
The substance tested positive for charas on a field-testing kit, and both
passengers were arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985.[1][2]The agency described
the contraband as being of Nepalese origin and valued it at about Rs 6.07
crore in the illicit drug market.[1][2]
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.
