Jamshedpur Police seize 33 kg ganja worth ₹16.5 lakh, Bihar youth arrested
THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK Jamshedpur, July 27: In a major anti-narcotics operation, Jamshedpur Police arrested a 20-year-old man from Bihar and seized…
THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Jamshedpur, July 27: In a major anti-narcotics operation, Jamshedpur Police arrested a 20-year-old man from Bihar and seized 33 kg of ganja worth an estimated ₹16.5 lakh from the Sitaramdera police station area, officials said on Monday.
The accused, identified as Umesh Kumar, son of late Munarik Rai and a resident of Ganjpar under Athmalgola police station in Patna district, was arrested near the public toilet adjacent to Gate No. 5 of Mango Bus Stand.
Police recovered the cannabis, packed in three trolley bags, along with a Samsung Android mobile phone.
According to the police, the seized ganja had been transported from Odisha and was allegedly being routed to Bihar and Varanasi through an interstate trafficking network.
The operation was launched after Sitaramdera police received a tip-off around 8.15 pm on Sunday. Acting on the information, a special raiding team was formed under the direction of the Senior Superintendent of Police.
The team, led by Sitaramdera police station in-charge Anand Kumar Mishra and supervised by the City Superintendent of Police, reached the spot and apprehended the accused with the contraband.
NDPS Act case registered
A case has been registered at Sitaramdera police station (Case No. 80/2026). The accused has been booked under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and has been remanded to judicial custody.
Probe expands to interstate drug racket
Police have begun examining the seized mobile phone and are questioning the accused to identify others linked to the alleged drug trafficking network.
Investigators are trying to trace the supplier in Odisha, the handlers responsible for transporting the consignment to Bihar and Varanasi, and other members of the suspected interstate racket.
Officials are also probing whether Jamshedpur was being used as a transit hub for smuggling ganja to different parts of the country. Police said further arrests are likely as the investigation progresses.
