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NewsTrafficking17 October 2026

DRI seizes 591.3 kg of ganja hidden in truck cavities between Gorakhpur and Kushinagar

ANI reported that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 591.3 kg of ganja in an operation in Uttar Pradesh on 17 and 18 October. Acting on intelligence that a truck would enter Uttar Pradesh through Sonauli, DRI officers at Gorakhpur kept it under surveillance with teams from Lucknow, Patna and Varanasi, and intercepted it on the road between Gorakhpur and Kushinagar. The ministry statement said two concealed cavities in the truck held 81 packets of ganja, and that the consignment and truck were seized under the NDPS Act, 1985. The statement described the truck as suspected of carrying the ganja from Nepal.

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PlaceUttar PradeshIndia

AgencyDirectorate of Revenue Intelligence

Approximate location26.75, 83.63

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2026-10-17 Trafficking DRI seizes 591.3 kg of ganja hidden in truck cavities between Gorakhpur and Kushinagar ANI reported that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 591.3 kg of ganja in an operation in Uttar Pradesh on 17 and 18 October. Acting on intelligence that a truck would enter Uttar Pradesh through Sonauli, DRI officers at Gorakhpur kept it under surveillance with teams from Lucknow, Patna and Varanasi, and intercepted it on the road between Gorakhpur and Kushinagar. The ministry statement said two concealed cavities in the truck held 81 packets of ganja, and that the consignment and truck were seized under the NDPS Act, 1985. The statement described the truck as suspected of carrying the ganja from Nepal. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/dri-foils-major-ganja-trafficking-attempt-seizes-591-kg-cannabis-smuggled-from-nepal20261019223750/ India Uttar Pradesh 26° 45' 0.00" N, 83° 37' 48.00" E jurisdiction centre Directorate of Revenue Intelligence