Sashastra Seema Bal arrested Ranjeet Giri near the Indo-Nepal border in Maharajganj district on Sunday morning after acting on a tip-off.[1][2] Giri, 37, is a resident of the Gopalpur police-station area in Bihar.[3] Another member of the gang managed to escape, and efforts are under way to trace and arrest him.[1][2] The accused was handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau after preliminary interrogation.[1][2] A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.[1][2]

Officers seized more than 327 kg of marijuana worth over Rs 20 crore, as officials said on Sunday.[1][2] The seizure weighed 327.17 kg of ganja.[3] Officers recovered 21 bundles of ganja from the truck Giri was using.[3] The seized marijuana was estimated to be worth around Rs 20 crore in the international market.[1][2]

Giri had procured the contraband from Nepal and was transporting it in a truck when he was intercepted.[1][2] Police suspect Giri was acting as a carrier for a larger network and are questioning him to gather further details.[1][2] SSB Assistant Commandant Dinesh Chandra Biswas reported the tip-off, arrest and seizure details.[1]