Police arrest one man with 1.40 kg of ganja at Suryagarha, Bihar
Lakhisarai district police raided a spot near a Shiv temple at Nandpur Dhala in the Suryagarha police-station area and arrested a 30-year-old man, saying they recovered 1.40 kg of ganja, 11 chilams and a mobile phone. A first information report was registered under the NDPS Act in case 266/26, and police said they were tracing the ganja's source and the people behind the trade.
Police in the Suryagarha police-station area of Lakhisarai district raided a
marked compound near the Shiv temple at Nandpur Dhala and arrested a man with
ganja.[1]Police identified the arrested man as Santosh Kumar, 30, son of the
late Shambhu Singh, a resident of Nandpur village.[1]Officers said they
recovered 1.40 kg of ganja, a mobile phone and 11 chilams from him.[1]
According to a press release issued by Lakhisarai police, the raid was part of a
special campaign against illegal narcotic drugs ordered by Superintendent of
Police Prerana Kumari ahead of Diwali, the festival of lights.[1]Police said
a tip-off came that a man was illegally selling ganja and other narcotic drugs
near the Shiv temple at Nandpur Dhala.[1]After verifying the information, a
police team led by Suryagarha station house officer Rohit Kumar Singh carried
out the raid along with a magistrate.[1]The search found 1.40 kg of ganja
divided among three plastic packets.[1]
A first information report was registered as Suryagarha police-station case
266/26, dated 7 November 2026, under sections 8(c), 21(b), 22(b) and 25 of the
NDPS Act, India’s main narcotics law.[1]Police are questioning the arrested
man to learn where the ganja came from and who else was involved in the trade.[1]Officers said they were tracing where the ganja was brought from and where
it was to be sold, and that anyone else found involved would also be prosecuted.[1]The raid team included a sub-inspector named Ravishankar Kumar, another
sub-inspector named Khurshid Alam and armed police.[1]
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Press release issued by Lakhisarai police with the report on the Suryagarha raid and 1.40 kg ganja seizure. Photo: Prabhat Khabar NetworkPhoto details
The account gives no separate date for the raid; 7 November 2026 is the date of the first information report and 8 November 2026 is the publication date.
Only one source for the event could be found; the account is based on a Lakhisarai police press release, and the police statement itself could not be opened.
The ganja was not reported as laboratory-confirmed, and no value estimate was published.
The 11 chilams were recovered but the account does not say whether they are cannabis pipes or a separate drug preparation.
No information was reported on whether the arrested man was sent to judicial custody, on his plea or on any court outcome.
The article separately reports a Lakhisarai police Diwali gambling drive, a different event left out here.
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