1,204 kg of ganja hidden under coconuts seized in Mirzapur; two held
Police in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district stopped a truck on the evening of 30 October 2026 and found 1,204 kg of ganja hidden under sacks of coconuts. Two men from Madhya Pradesh were arrested and booked under the NDPS Act; police valued the consignment at about ₹6 crore.
🇮🇳 Chhitampur turn, Barkachha Khurd, Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh · India
- Arrested
- 2
- Charged
- 2
- Cannabis
- 1.204 t
- Value (official estimate)
- INR 60,000,000
Kotwali Dehat police in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district arrested two truck
occupants, Ganesh Kewat alias Ramesh Kewat, 44, and Shabir alias Lalu, 30, both
from Madhya Pradesh’s Mauganj district.[1] The arrests came during a vehicle
check near Chhitampur turn at Barkachha Khurd on the evening of 30 October 2026,
mounted after a tip-off.[1] Officers stopped truck MP 09 HH 8908 during the
check.[1] A search found 1,204 kg of ganja, the Hindi word for cannabis,
hidden under sacks of coconuts.[1] Police valued the consignment at about ₹6
crore, or 60 million rupees.[2] Bharat Samachar put the value at ₹4–5 crore.[3]
City police officer Yogendra Singh gave the details at a press conference at the
police lines.[4] Police said the consignment had come from Odisha.[2] It was
meant for supply in Mirzapur, Prayagraj, Varanasi and nearby districts.[2] A
case was registered against both men under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances (NDPS) Act at Kotwali Dehat police station, and they were being
produced in court to be sent to jail.[2] The truck was seized too.[1]
Officers also found three mobile phones and ₹1,900 in cash, according to Amar
Ujala.[4] Police said they were checking the men’s criminal records and
looking for others in the network.[2]
Sources
- मिर्जापुर में ट्रक से 1204 किलो गांजा मिला:नारियल के नीचे छिपा था 6 करोड़ का गांजा, ओडिशा से रवाना ट्रक के साथ दो तस्कर गिरफ्तार. Dainik Bhaskar, 31 October 2026. In Hindi.
- Mirzapur News: मिर्जापुर में 6 करोड़ का गांजा बरामद, ट्रक में छिपाकर ले जा रहे दो अंतरराज्यीय तस्कर गिरफ्तार. Dynamite News, 31 October 2026. In Hindi.
- नारियल की मिठास के पीछे छिपे नशे के कारोबार का खुलासा... पुलिस ने करोड़ो के गांजे के साथ 2 आरोपी किए गिरफ्तार.... Bharat Samachar, 31 October 2026. In Hindi.
- यूपी: नारियल की बोरियों के बीच छिपाकर ले जा रहे थे छह करोड़ का गांजा, दो अंतरराज्यीय तस्कर गिरफ्तार. Amar Ujala, 31 October 2026. In Hindi.
Open questions the AI reported
- Reports differ on the value: Bharat Samachar put it at ₹4–5 crore, while Dainik Bhaskar, Amar Ujala and Dynamite News reported about ₹6 crore, the figure used here.
- No court appearance, charge sheet or outcome was reported; police said the two men were being produced in court to be sent to jail.
- Dainik Bhaskar names the officer as SP City and Amar Ujala as ASP City; the report avoids the rank.
- The reports do not say where in Odisha the consignment was loaded, who owns the truck, or how long the route had operated.
- The submitted page's only photo and Dainik Bhaskar's photos carry no caption or credit, so they could not be confirmed as showing the seizure and are not listed; the two captioned Dynamite News photos are.
- The submitted article gives no separate date for the check; 30 October 2026 comes from Dainik Bhaskar's account, and 31 October is the publication and press-conference date.
