Patna police seize 84 kg of ganja, arrest six in smuggling racket
Patna police stopped a car carrying 34 kg of ganja and arrested five men, then raided their rented flat in Ashok Nagar and arrested the alleged mastermind with another 50 kg. Police valued the 84 kg at about Rs 1 crore and said the gang moved Northeast ganja by train to sell in Delhi and Varanasi.
🇮🇳 Patna, Bihar · India
Arrested
6
Cannabis
84 kg
Vehicles confiscated
3
Agencies
Chitragupt Nagar police station, Patna district intelligence unit
Patna police arrested six people and seized84 kg of ganja that officers valued
at about Rs 1 crore.[1]Chitragupt Nagar police and the district intelligence
unit carried out the operation together.[1]Police said the gang used Patna as
a transit point to send ganja to Delhi and Varanasi.[1]
Acting on a tip-off, officers stopped a car and caught five men trying to flee
with 34 kg of ganja hidden in two trolleys and a sack.[1]The five men were
all from Vaishali district and told police they ran a supply chain from a rented
flat in Ashok Nagar.[1]A raid on the flat led to the arrest of the alleged
mastermind and the recovery of a further 50 kg of ganja, four mobile phones and
two walkie-talkies.[1]Three vehicles, including luxury SUVs, were seized, and
the flat had been used for packing and distribution.[1]
City SP (East) Parichay Kumar said the gang bought ganja in Agartala and
Guwahati at Rs 18,000 to Rs 20,000 per kg and moved it by train in trolley bags.[1]Couriers were paid Rs 2,000 a trip, and the gang sold the ganja in Delhi
and Varanasi at Rs 80,000 to Rs 90,000 per kg.[1]Police said the gang had
operated for months, planned to open an office in Delhi, and suspected that 10
to 15 more people were involved.[1]
Photos and video
Lead picture published with the Patna police report on the 84 kg ganja seizure and six arrests; the page gives only a headline caption and no photographer or agency credit.Photo details
The article says the operation happened on Sunday; 28 December 2025 is the Sunday before the 29 December publication date and is used as the incident date.
No police statement or second outlet reporting this same Patna case could be found or opened, so the account rests on one newspaper report.
The Rs 1 crore value is a police estimate of the seized ganja.
The NDPS Act sections applied and the court custody outcome for the six arrested men were not published.
Police said 10 to 15 more people may be involved and that one suspect was absconding; no charges against them were reported.
The page's lead picture carries only a headline caption and no credit, so it could not be confirmed as a photograph of this seizure.
The article does not say where the ganja carried in the car was loaded, beyond that the flat in Ashok Nagar was used for packing.
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