News:2021-12-13/Trafficking/dantan-police-seize-about-27-kg-of-ganja-from-a-motorcycle-at-sonakonia

News record13 December 2021Trafficking

Dantan police seize about 27 kg of ganja from a motorcycle at Sonakonia

The Bengal Post reported that Dantan police stopped a motorcycle in the Sonakonia area near the West Bengal and Odisha border and recovered about 27 kg of ganja. One man was arrested and named in the report. The report said he had been arrested before in cannabis cases by the same police station, and that officers were investigating a wider network.

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Date13 Dec 2021

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaPaschim Medinipur

LocalitySonakonia

AgencyDantan police station

Coordinates21.86, 87.26

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2021-12-13 Trafficking Dantan police seize about 27 kg of ganja from a motorcycle at Sonakonia The Bengal Post reported that Dantan police stopped a motorcycle in the Sonakonia area near the West Bengal and Odisha border and recovered about 27 kg of ganja. One man was arrested and named in the report. The report said he had been arrested before in cannabis cases by the same police station, and that officers were investigating a wider network. https://thebengalpost.net/arrested/interstate-cannabis-smuggler-arrested-from-paschim-medinipur-border.html India West Bengal Paschim Medinipur Sonakonia 21° 51' 36.00" N, 87° 15' 36.00" E Dantan police station