News:2026-07-27/Trafficking/police-seize-about-16-5-kg-of-ganja-from-a-car-at-goda-crossing-in-bardhaman-town

News record27 July 2026Trafficking

Police seize about 16.5 kg of ganja from a car at Goda crossing in Bardhaman town

The Statesman reported that three young men from Odisha were stopped in Bardhaman town with about 16.5 kg of ganja. A police team acting on a tip-off waited near the Goda crossing underpass on National Highway 19 and intercepted a car heading towards Durgapur. The report said the seized ganja was packed in separate bags for delivery to different locations. A case was registered under sections 20(b), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act 1985, and the three were produced before the chief judicial magistrate's court in Bardhaman and remanded to five days of police custody. The report names no acting unit beyond a police team.

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Date27 Jul 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaPurba Bardhaman

LocalityGoda

Coordinates23.26, 87.84

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-07-27 Trafficking Police seize about 16.5 kg of ganja from a car at Goda crossing in Bardhaman town The Statesman reported that three young men from Odisha were stopped in Bardhaman town with about 16.5 kg of ganja. A police team acting on a tip-off waited near the Goda crossing underpass on National Highway 19 and intercepted a car heading towards Durgapur. The report said the seized ganja was packed in separate bags for delivery to different locations. A case was registered under sections 20(b), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act 1985, and the three were produced before the chief judicial magistrate's court in Bardhaman and remanded to five days of police custody. The report names no acting unit beyond a police team. https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/kolkata/3-odisha-traffickers-arrested-with-16-5-kg-of-ganja-in-bengals-bardhaman-town-1503621492.html India West Bengal Purba Bardhaman Goda 23° 15' 36.00" N, 87° 50' 24.00" E