Police raided a paan gumti, a small roadside kiosk, in Samas village in Sheikhpura district.[1] The raid recovered 192 grams of ganja, the local name for cannabis flower.[2] Police arrested Sunil Kumar Singh in connection with the seizure.[1] The arrested man is a 58-year-old resident of Samas Buzurg village, identified as the son of the late Nandkishore Singh.[2]

Barbigha police station chief Gaurav Kumar said the accused sold ganja under the guise of a grocery shop.[3] Police registered a case against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and other relevant provisions.[3] Barbigha police registered the case as case number 233/26.[2] The case was registered under Sections 8(c) and 20(b)(ii)(A) of the NDPS Act, 1985, the provision for small-quantity cannabis offences.[2] After completing legal formalities, police sent Singh to jail in judicial custody at about 5 pm on Thursday evening.[2]

The station chief said a special team raided the kiosk, which stood within 500 metres of an educational institution.[3] The team included Barbigha circle officer Gaurav Kumar and Sub-Inspector Vidya Sagar.[3] Police said Singh had previously been arrested with narcotics in 2014 and had gone to jail in that case.[3] Police said the action was part of an intensified district drive against narcotics trading following a district Anti-Narcotics Task Force meeting.[3]