Four people were arrested, including the main accused, Vinod Sahni.[1] Officers stopped the pickup on the main road between Jhitkohia and Kauaha in Basopatti police station area, in an area close to the international border with Nepal.[2] Dainik Jagran reported that the operation was carried out at about 4 am on Saturday, after the Special Task Force received advance information.[2] Dainik Jagran reported that Sahni was caught by the STF and police near the Indo-Nepal border at Madhwapur while trying to flee.[2]

Among the four arrested were the pickup’s driver and its helper, the deputy superintendent of police told Dainik Jagran.[2] Three police personnel were suspended over the case.[1] The disciplinary action came after the investigation allegedly showed that the driver of a Dial 112 emergency response vehicle had colluded with the traffickers.[1]

The pickup used to carry the ganja was seized.[3] The local police’s Dial 112 vehicle was used to escort the smugglers’ pickup safely through the district when the STF team, already lying in wait, stopped it too.[2] Dainik Jagran reported a market value of about Rs 5 lakh for the haul, while Aaj Tak put it at about Rs 1.20 crore.[2]