Jashpur police seized 440.63 kg of ganja hidden under chilli sacks at the Lavakera barrier and arrested two men allegedly transporting it from Odisha to Uttar Pradesh.[1][2]
On the morning of 2 October 2026 at about 9 am, acting on a tip-off that smugglers were entering Jashpur from Odisha, the Anti-Narcotics Unit and Tapkara police stopped a Tata Eicher mini-truck at the Lavakera check barrier near the Odisha border.[1][2] The upper part of the truck was loaded with chilli sacks; underneath, officers found 440 packets weighing 440.63 kg, valued at about Rs 2.2 crore.[1][2]
The arrested men, Mohammad Wasim (28) and Mohammad Asif (34) of Mundera village in Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, were travelling from Odisha toward Uttar Pradesh.[1] This was one of 16 ganja-smuggling cases in Jashpur since January 2026, totalling about 1,906 kg worth Rs 8 crore with 22 arrests.[1]