DRI arrests bus passenger with 6.06 kg of Nepal charas in Muzaffarpur
Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence stopped a bus at Manikpur Chowk in Muzaffarpur on 5 November 2026 and arrested a passenger carrying 6.060 kg of charas in 12 packets. The DRI valued the resin at Rs 6.060 crore and said the passenger alleged it was smuggled from Nepal for delivery in Pune via a train from Hajipur.
Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Patna intercepted a bus
at Manikpur Chowk in Muzaffarpur on 5 November 2026 and arrested one person.[1][2]A search of one passenger’s bag found 12 packets holding 6.060 kg of
charas, a cannabis resin, which the DRI valued at Rs 6.060 crore in the illicit
market.[1][3][2]
The DRI said its team acted on intelligence about a network allegedly smuggling
high-quality charas from Nepal for delivery in Pune, Maharashtra.[1][3][2]The
arrested passenger allegedly told investigators the resin came from Nepal and
was headed to Pune, moving through Hajipur before a train to Maharashtra.[1]The DRI’s account, issued on 6 November, said the consignment was meant to
travel through Hajipur by train on the Supaul-Pune Express.[1]
The DRI seized the charas and arrested the passenger under the Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.[1][3]The agency said further
investigation was under way to establish the details of the alleged operation
and any links to others in the network.[1]
The bus intercepted near Manikpur Chowk had registration number BR-06PC-8744.[3]
Photos and video
DRI officers display the charas packets recovered after the bus was intercepted in Muzaffarpur. Photo: Patna PressPhoto details
Navbharat Timesnavbharattimes.indiatimes.comHIDRI ने पकड़ी 6 करोड़ की चरस तो कैमूर पुलिस ने 35 लाख की हेरोइन, नशे के सौदागरों पर शिकंजा - dri recovered charas worth 6 crore kaimur police seized heroin worth 35 lakh - Navbharat Times
Open questions the AI reported
Only one article, drawing on a DRI press release, was found for this interception; the DRI's own statement could not be opened.
No similar figure of charas was reported separately, so the seized weight is the packet total as stated.
The article names no suspect, court, case number or remand outcome; it says only that investigation was continuing.
The article does not say how many people were on the bus or whether anyone else was questioned.
The arrest location is given only as near Manikpur Chowk in Muzaffarpur; the map point is the Muzaffarpur town centre, not the exact interception spot.
The image is captioned as DRI officials displaying seized charas packets but carries no credit line, so it is linked rather than copied.
The article's account of 52.58 grams of heroin and Rs 19,48,012 in cash seized from three people in Kudra, Kaimur is a separate non-cannabis enforcement event and is excluded here.
The opened Bhaskar capture is truncated by an app paywall; only the opening lines and headline were readable.
This 6.060 kg Manikpur Chowk seizure is distinct from the separate 10 kg charas seizure at Dumaria Ghat reported on the same dates.
Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
Police in Sirari bazaar in Bihar's Sheikhpura district seized 150 grams of ganja from a paan stall and arrested Doman Singh, also known as Prabhakar Singh. The stall stands on Purana Station Road within 500 metres of an educational institution, and the station chief said an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
Bandipora police arrested two men travelling on a scooty at Gunchipora near Bakshi Bund on 11 November 2026 and recovered 914 grams of a suspected cannabis powder-like substance from them. Police registered FIR No. 244/2026 at Police Station Sumbal under the NDPS Act and said they were investigating the source of the contraband and its supply links.
Police in Station Ghanpur, Jangaon district, Telangana, arrested four men accused of selling dried ganja, including the man who bought some, and seized 40 grams of the drug, a mobile phone and 1,000 rupees in cash. Circle Inspector S. Srinivas said a case was registered against the four and they were remanded to judicial custody.
