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DRI seizes 740 kg of cannabis and charas in a fortnight of raids

Between late August and 9 September 2026 the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized about 740 kg of cannabis and charas in eight operations and arrested 13 people. The largest haul was 375.95 kg of ganja from two trucks near Raipur; officers also found 140.5 kg near Patna, 69 kg near Ludhiana and 5 kg of charas smuggled from Nepal.

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DRI seizes around 740 kg of cannabis during raids across India; 13 arrested, 9 September 2026. The New Indian Express. Report, 9 September 2026.

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