News:2022-04-06/Trafficking/dantan-police-seize-94-kg-of-ganja-from-a-vehicle-bound-for-kolkata-and-arrest-two

News record6 April 2022Trafficking

Dantan police seize 94 kg of ganja from a vehicle bound for Kolkata and arrest two

The Bengal Post reported that Dantan police stopped a Tata Sumo in the Hasimpur area near Sonakonia inside the Dantan police station area at night and recovered 94 kg of ganja in three sacks. Two men described in the report as being from Bihar and aged 21 to 22 were arrested, and the vehicle was seized. The report said the consignment was moving from Odisha towards Kolkata and credited the seizure to a team under the station's second officer. The URL of the report says one quintal while the body gives 94 kg, and the body figure is the one recorded.

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Date6 Apr 2022

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaPaschim Medinipur

LocalitySonakonia

AgencyDantan police station

Coordinates21.86, 87.26

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2022-04-06 Trafficking Dantan police seize 94 kg of ganja from a vehicle bound for Kolkata and arrest two The Bengal Post reported that Dantan police stopped a Tata Sumo in the Hasimpur area near Sonakonia inside the Dantan police station area at night and recovered 94 kg of ganja in three sacks. Two men described in the report as being from Bihar and aged 21 to 22 were arrested, and the vehicle was seized. The report said the consignment was moving from Odisha towards Kolkata and credited the seizure to a team under the station's second officer. The URL of the report says one quintal while the body gives 94 kg, and the body figure is the one recorded. https://thebengalpost.net/police-administration/two-interstate-smugglers-arrested-with-one-quintal-of-cannabis-in-west-midnapore.html India West Bengal Paschim Medinipur Sonakonia 21° 51' 36.00" N, 87° 15' 36.00" E Dantan police station