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Dating

ETV Bharat Gujarat's article is stamped "Published : August 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM IST" and reports a press conference by the Joint Commissioner of Police. It does not say on which day the truck was stopped. The item uses 18 August, the day of the report.

Quantities

The article gives "205 કિલો" of ganja in the lead and the Joint Commissioner's words give "આશરે 205 કિલો", about 205 kg. The value of about one and a half crore rupees, "દોઢ કરોડ", is the police valuation and is not stored.

Attribution

The Odisha origin, the e-way bill for iron plates and the account that a man from Hadala village ordered the consignment are all given as the police's account of the case.

Map pin

Bamanbor has no Wikidata entry. Rajkot district (Q1815245) has Rajkot (Q11854) as its seat, and the pin is that point, rounded to two decimals, as an administrative seat. It does not mark the checkpost.

These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 02:35, 7 November 2026 (+07)