Acting on a tip-off on 14 November, New Mandi police stopped a truck coming from the Meerut side at a highway check near Pachenda bridge and seized 174 kilograms of ganja hidden in the truck, arresting the driver.[1] Police put the estimated value of the seized ganja at about one crore rupees.[1] Police also seized the truck used in the smuggling, registered number HR73A9532.[1]

The arrested driver told police he is Rahees, son of Nazeer Ahmad, a truck driver from Bhaiserhedi village under Chhapar police station.[1] He said the ganja was bought cheaply in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and hidden in the truck on the return trip.[1] After bringing the ganja to Muzaffarnagar, it was supplied at higher prices in Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Roorkee, Dehradun and nearby districts.[1]

The truck owner Asif, accused of involvement in the smuggling, is absconding, and police teams are searching for him.[1] Police registered case number 533/2026 at New Mandi police station under sections 8/20/29/60 of the NDPS Act.[1] City superintendent of police Amrit Jain said the action was carried out under Operation Savera against narcotics trafficking in the district.[1]

ETV Bharat independently reported that New Mandi police arrested a smuggler with 174 kilograms of ganja.[2]

ETV Bharat confirmed that police seized the truck and that the truck owner Asif is absconding.[2]

Amar Ujala likewise reported that New Mandi Kotwali police recovered 174 kilos of ganja in the action.[3]

Amar Ujala reported the truck driver was arrested while the truck owner and one more accused involved in the smuggling are being sought.[3]