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NewsTrafficking30 September 2026

Surajpur police find 238 kg of ganja hidden near an overturned truck at Ghat Pendari on the Ambikapur to Banaras road

Patrika reported that police of the Chandora station in Surajpur district were told on 30 September 2026 that a truck had overturned at Ghat Pendari on the Ambikapur to Banaras road and that part of its load had been moved to a pit and covered with a tarpaulin. According to the report, police found 238.29 kg of ganja in nine sacks there, alongside sacks of plastic granules, seized the truck and arrested a man from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. Police said the accused told them the ganja had been loaded in Odisha under the plastic granules for delivery to Lucknow, and valued it at about Rs 1.19 crore.

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PlaceGhat PendariSurajpurChhattisgarhIndia

AgencyChandora police station, Surajpur district police

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2026-09-30 Trafficking Surajpur police find 238 kg of ganja hidden near an overturned truck at Ghat Pendari on the Ambikapur to Banaras road Patrika reported that police of the Chandora station in Surajpur district were told on 30 September 2026 that a truck had overturned at Ghat Pendari on the Ambikapur to Banaras road and that part of its load had been moved to a pit and covered with a tarpaulin. According to the report, police found 238.29 kg of ganja in nine sacks there, alongside sacks of plastic granules, seized the truck and arrested a man from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. Police said the accused told them the ganja had been loaded in Odisha under the plastic granules for delivery to Lucknow, and valued it at about Rs 1.19 crore. https://www.patrika.com/surajpur-news/surajpur-police-seized-1-crore-19-lakh-hemp-from-accidental-truck-20951862 India Chhattisgarh Surajpur Ghat Pendari Chandora police station, Surajpur district police