Two held with 73.4 kg of ganja in a pickup in Jaynagar, Madhubani
A joint team of Jaynagar police and Bihar excise officers seized 73.4 kg of ganja from a pickup and arrested two smugglers from Patna and Vaishali. The pickup was also seized and no charge or court outcome had been reported.
🇮🇳 Jaynagar, Madhubani, Bihar · India
Arrested
2
Cannabis
73.4 kg
Vehicles confiscated
1
Agencies
Jaynagar police station, Prohibition and Excise Department
Police and excise officers in Bihar’s Madhubani district seized73.4 kilograms
of ganja, the local name for cannabis, from a pickup in Jaynagar.[1]Two men
were arrested in connection with the seizure.[1]
The two men arrested were described as smugglers from Patna and from Vaishali
district.[1]Police also seized the pickup that carried the ganja.[1]
The report was filed from Jaynagar in Madhubani district by reporter Shiv Kumar
Prasad.[1]Police released a photograph of the seized ganja lying with the
pickup.[1]The 73.4 kilogram weight is the figure given by the team that made
the seizure.[1]
Photos and video
Police team with the seized ganja and the pickup, published with the report on the Jaynagar seizure. Photo: Dainik BhaskarPhoto details
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Police in Thoothukudi district arrested Balamurugan, 26, and seized 7 kg of ganja he was keeping for sale in Prakash Nagar, in the Pudukottai police limits. Inspector Ramakrishnan led the search, a case was registered, and the investigation was continuing.
Rajasthan Police CID Crime Branch stopped a Swift car in the Balara police-station area of Sikar late on 11 November 2026 and seized 41.51 kg of ganja. Officers arrested Jhunjhunu resident Rakesh Kumar under the NDPS Act and were searching for a companion he named as the owner of the drugs and the car.
Excise Enforcement officials in Bhadrachalam, Telangana, seized 11.6 kg of dry ganja from a motorcycle during vehicle checks near a sand reach on the Kunavaram–Bhadrachalam road on 11 November 2026 and apprehended two men. The pair, residents of Bharat Nagar in Siddipet district, were allegedly transporting the consignment from Malkangiri to Siddipet.
