15 sacks of ganja seized abandoned at hill foot in Kanker
Kanker police seized 15 sacks of ganja found abandoned at the foot of a hill near National Highway-30 after a tip from local people. No one was caught at the spot, and police said the smugglers appear to have fled; the exact value will be confirmed after investigation.
🇮🇳 Foot of hill near National Highway-30, Kotwali area, Kanker, Chhattisgarh · India
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Kanker police seized a large consignment of ganja found in an unclaimed
condition near National Highway-30 in Kanker.[1]The seizure occurred on 4
November 2026.[1]Police reached the foot of the hill after local people
alerted them to sacks lying there in a suspicious condition.[1]Officers found
ganja packed inside 15 sacks at the foot of the hill.[1]No smugglers were
caught at the spot, and police suspect they abandoned the sacks and fled to
avoid action or arrest.[1][2]
The case falls under the Kotwali police station area.[1]Police put the value
of the seized ganja in lakhs of rupees.[1]Senior officers and a Kotwali
police team seized the ganja and started an investigation.[1]
Police began examining the surrounding area and its routes and movements to
trace where the consignment came from and where it was to be delivered.[1]Officers are also trying to identify the people behind the smuggling.[1]Police said the exact value and other trafficking details would be revealed only
after the investigation is complete.[1]
The haul was 70 packets weighing 2 quintals80 kg, found in an unclaimed condition at Gadhiya Pahad in Sigarbhat in the Kotwali police station area, with an estimated value of about Rs 1.5 crore.[2]Police said the smugglers had come from Odisha via Vishrampuri and Keshkal, that Keshkal police had alerted Kanker police, and that two vehicles and a car driver used in the smuggling were identified.[2]
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Seized ganja sacks recovered by Kanker police at the foot of the hill. Source: Navbharat Live
No weight for the ganja in the 15 sacks was published, so no kilograms can be recorded.
No exact value was published, only an estimate in lakhs of rupees, so no value figure is recorded.
The article gives no separate date for the recovery; 4 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
No arrests, charges or court outcome were reported; the smugglers remain unidentified and investigation was continuing.
Only one accessible source for this Kanker recovery was found after searching.
The same article also describes a separate Saraipali container seizure of 120.960 kg with two arrests, already recorded as mahasamund-saraipali-120kg-ganja-rice-bags and left out here.
The new account reports 70 packets while the existing report records 15 sacks; it is unclear whether the packets were packed inside the sacks.
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