Sonbarsaraj police in Saharsa district arrested a suspected ganja smuggler with 6 kg of ganja on Monday afternoon.[1] Police said they had received information that an illegal ganja trade was going on in Jalsima village.[1] During a vehicle check on Monday in the Sonvarsha area, local station police arrested one person in a ganja recovery case.[2] Police recovered about six kilograms of ganja during the Monday vehicle check in the Sonvarsha area.[2] A bike rider was coming from the Jalsima side toward Sonvarsha Raj market when police stopped him.[2]
On seeing the police he tried to leave and flee, but the policemen acted promptly and caught him.[2] When police searched the bag hanging on his back, they found ganja inside it.[2] Police seized about six kilograms of ganja from the arrested person.[2] The recovered ganja was seized in the presence of magistrate-cum-Circle Officer Lalan Choudhary.[2]
The arrested accused was identified as Mukesh Kumar, a resident of Bhada village.[2] Station chief Nagmani Kumar said the bike rider coming from Jalsima toward Sonvarsha Raj market tried to flee after seeing the police during the vehicle check.[2] After the incident, police started registering a case against the arrested accused.[2] The process of sending the accused to judicial custody was under way.[2]
