News:2026-10-08/Trafficking/jodambo-police-recover-about-1-500-kg-of-ganja-hidden-in-a-forest-pit-near-sadaram-village-in-malkangiri

News record8 October 2026Trafficking

Jodambo police recover about 1,500 kg of ganja hidden in a forest pit near Sadaram village in Malkangiri

Ommcom News reported that personnel of Jodambo police station in Malkangiri district, acting on intelligence that a large consignment had been concealed in a pit in hilly forest, recovered around 1,500 kg of ganja from a forested area near Sadaram village along the Andhra Pradesh border. Officials gave the figures on Thursday 8 October 2026 and valued the ganja at an estimated Rs 1.5 crore. Police also seized four iron pressing chests that they said had been used to pack it. No one had been arrested, and a case was registered under the NDPS Act.

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Date8 Oct 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceOdisha

District / areaMalkangiri

LocalitySadaram

AgencyOdisha Police

Coordinates18.36, 82.33

Coordinates are approximate.

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2026-10-08 Trafficking Jodambo police recover about 1,500 kg of ganja hidden in a forest pit near Sadaram village in Malkangiri Ommcom News reported that personnel of Jodambo police station in Malkangiri district, acting on intelligence that a large consignment had been concealed in a pit in hilly forest, recovered around 1,500 kg of ganja from a forested area near Sadaram village along the Andhra Pradesh border. Officials gave the figures on Thursday 8 October 2026 and valued the ganja at an estimated Rs 1.5 crore. Police also seized four iron pressing chests that they said had been used to pack it. No one had been arrested, and a case was registered under the NDPS Act. https://ommcomnews.com/odisha-news/ganja-worth-rs-1-5-cr-seized-from-forest-in-malkangiri/ India Odisha Malkangiri Sadaram 18° 21' 36.00" N, 82° 19' 48.00" E event site Odisha Police