Laukaha police and SSB seized 164.400 kg of ganja from a Scorpio-N near Beldari village on Saturday morning and arrested the two occupants.[1] The two men got out and tried to flee when the Scorpio-N heading toward the Balan river was signalled to stop near the bridge in front of Beldari village at about 8:10 in the morning, but the joint team chased and caught them.[1] The arrested men were identified as 29-year-old Dhiraj Kumar of Bhagwatpur in Sarairanjan, Samastipur district and 20-year-old Bobby Kumar of Niksapur in Tajpur.[1]

Officers searching the vehicle in the presence of independent witnesses found the ganja hidden in plastic sacks.[1] Police prepared a seizure list and seized the ganja together with the vehicle and two mobile phones.[1] Laukaha station house officer Dheeraj Kumar said a total of 164.400 kg of ganja was caught from the four-wheeler and both smugglers were taken into custody.[2] A case was registered at Laukaha police station under the NDPS Act.[1]

Acting on a late-Friday-night tip that a consignment would be brought from Nepal via the Balan river embankment through Beldari village, senior officers directed a team under station house officer Dhiraj Kumar with Sub-Inspector Vikesh Kumar alongside SSB Assistant Commandant Gurdeep Singh and personnel.[1] Police are questioning the arrested men to trace where the consignment came from, where it was to be delivered and who else belongs to the smuggling network.[2]