Bihar’s prohibition (excise) police carried out their first raid in Mohaddinagar village in the Halsi police-station area after receiving a tip-off.[1] The team found 72 kg of ganja and one litre of distilled mahua liquor with Rinku Devi, the wife of late Rajendra Choudhary.[1] Officers arrested Devi at the scene.[1] In a second action at Thana Chowk in Lakhisarai, three men from Pipariya Dih village were arrested on charges of drinking alcohol.[1] The three men were identified as Jitendra Kumar, Suraj Kumar and Deepak Kumar.[1] All four detainees were sent to judicial custody.[1]

The Mohaddinagar haul totalled 72 kg of ganja and one litre of chulai, a distilled mahua country liquor, which police confiscated.[1] The excise police report records the woman as held for selling liquor, while the three men were held for consumption.[1]

Police have confirmed no larger trafficking network so far, with further legal proceedings continuing on the basis of the seizure and arrests.[1] The size of the haul has widened the inquiry toward tracing how the consignment reached Mohaddinagar and where it was meant to be used.[1]