News:2026-07-27/Trafficking/purulia-police-seize-322-kg-of-ganja-from-a-truck-cavity-at-belkuri-toll-plaza

News record27 July 2026Trafficking

Purulia police seize 322 kg of ganja from a truck cavity at Belkuri toll plaza

Millennium Post reported that a joint team of the Purulia district police intercepted a consignment late at night and seized 322 kg of ganja, arresting seven people said to belong to a supply network spanning three states. The report said police laid an ambush near the Belkuri toll plaza on National Highway 18, within the jurisdiction of Purulia Mufassil police station, where the Special Operations Group and the station's officers stopped a ten-wheeler truck flanked by two cars around midnight. Police said a chamber had been welded underneath and behind the driver's cabin. Accounts of the destination differ: Millennium Post reports the consignment as bound for Dhanbad in Jharkhand by way of the Purulia to Ranchi corridor, while a statement by the chief minister describes the escort vehicles as moving from Odisha towards Asansol.

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Date27 Jul 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaPurulia

LocalityBelkuri

AgencyPurulia district police; Special Operations Group

Coordinates23.37, 86.28

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-07-27 Trafficking Purulia police seize 322 kg of ganja from a truck cavity at Belkuri toll plaza Millennium Post reported that a joint team of the Purulia district police intercepted a consignment late at night and seized 322 kg of ganja, arresting seven people said to belong to a supply network spanning three states. The report said police laid an ambush near the Belkuri toll plaza on National Highway 18, within the jurisdiction of Purulia Mufassil police station, where the Special Operations Group and the station's officers stopped a ten-wheeler truck flanked by two cars around midnight. Police said a chamber had been welded underneath and behind the driver's cabin. Accounts of the destination differ: Millennium Post reports the consignment as bound for Dhanbad in Jharkhand by way of the Purulia to Ranchi corridor, while a statement by the chief minister describes the escort vehicles as moving from Odisha towards Asansol. https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/purulia-police-bust-interstate-drug-racket-seven-held-670089 India West Bengal Purulia Belkuri 23° 22' 12.00" N, 86° 16' 48.00" E Purulia district police; Special Operations Group