Three arrested with 20.5 kg of charas at Perambur station
Greater Chennai Police arrested three people at Perambur railway station on 20 July 2023 and seized 20.5 kg of Nepal-origin charas valued at ₹1 crore, plus 300 mg of ganja oil. The three had arrived on the Sanghamitra Express from Bihar, and police said they were tracing where the consignment was headed and who was behind it.
Greater Chennai Police arrested three people at Perambur railway station on
Thursday.[1]The arrested people were named as Upendra Kumar, 30, of Bihar,
and Ramchander, 35, and Muskanja, 20, both from Nepal.[1]The three had
reached the city by the Sanghamitra Express from Bihar and were waiting for an
autorickshaw when they were intercepted.[1]A special team supervised by
Deputy Commissioner of Police I. Eswaran of Pulianthope had mounted surveillance
around the station after a tip-off.[1]
Police seized20.5 kg of charas smuggled from Nepal with a market value of ₹1
crore.[1]Officers said those arrested were found in possession of 20 kg of
charas and 300 mg of ganja oil.[1]Charas is separated resin obtained from the
cannabis plant.[1]
Joint Commissioner of Police R. V. Ramya Bharathi said the contraband was
sourced from Nepal and that police were investigating where it was headed and
who was behind the racket.[1]She said 1,800 kg of ganja, 12 kg of
methamphetamine and other drugs worth ₹28 crore had been seized in the city that
year.[1]
Photos and video
Joint Commissioner R.V. Ramya Bharathi checking boxes containing charas seized from three passengers at Perambur railway station. Photo: Special Arrangement.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Cannabis
20.5003 kg
Value (official estimate)
INR 10,000,000
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Smuggling, Possession
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
Nepal → India
Sources
The Hinduthehindu.comThree arrested at Perambur railway station for smuggling charas from Nepal
Open questions the AI reported
The article gives 20.5 kg of charas in its summary but 20 kg of charas plus 300 mg of ganja oil in its detailed inventory; the report records 20.5 kg plus 0.0003 kg of oil as 20.5003 kg and the 0.5 kg difference is unexplained.
The article says the arrest was on Thursday and was published on 20 July 2023, which was a Thursday, so 20 July 2023 is used as the incident date; no separate raid time was given.
No charges, custody decision or court outcome were reported; police said the destination and mastermind were still under investigation.
The 1,800 kg of ganja, 12 kg of methamphetamine and other drugs worth Rs 28 crore refer to the city's seizures that year and are not part of this event's figures.
Only one opened source could be used for this event; no second report was found to corroborate it.
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.
