News:2023-12-08/Trafficking/pundibari-police-seize-about-124-kg-of-ganja-hidden-under-vegetables-on-national-highway-31

News record8 December 2023Trafficking

Pundibari police seize about 124 kg of ganja hidden under vegetables on National Highway 31

Uttarbanga Sambad reported that Pundibari police seized about 124 kg of ganja along with the vehicle carrying it, and that the driver was not caught. The paper said the ganja was being moved behind a load of cucumber and bitter gourd, and that the vehicle was stopped at Yajnanarayaner Kuthi in the Madhupur gram panchayat of Cooch Behar 2 block on National Highway 31. The driver stopped the vehicle on seeing the police and escaped in another vehicle. The superintendent of police told the paper that a small goods vehicle had been used to attempt the trafficking behind vegetables. The report is dated 8 December 2023 and gives no day for the seizure, so the recorded date is the date of the report.

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Date8 Dec 2023

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaCooch Behar

LocalityMadhupur

AgencyPundibari police station

Coordinates26.41, 89.38

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2023-12-08 Trafficking Pundibari police seize about 124 kg of ganja hidden under vegetables on National Highway 31 Uttarbanga Sambad reported that Pundibari police seized about 124 kg of ganja along with the vehicle carrying it, and that the driver was not caught. The paper said the ganja was being moved behind a load of cucumber and bitter gourd, and that the vehicle was stopped at Yajnanarayaner Kuthi in the Madhupur gram panchayat of Cooch Behar 2 block on National Highway 31. The driver stopped the vehicle on seeing the police and escaped in another vehicle. The superintendent of police told the paper that a small goods vehicle had been used to attempt the trafficking behind vegetables. The report is dated 8 December 2023 and gives no day for the seizure, so the recorded date is the date of the report. https://uttarbangasambad.com/ganja-seized-by-pundibari-police/ India West Bengal Cooch Behar Madhupur 26° 24' 36.00" N, 89° 22' 48.00" E Pundibari police station