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Dating
The New Indian Express, the cited source, says the ganja was seized "on Wednedsday night" (spelling as in the article) and shows "28 Aug 2026, 1:53 am" as its update time. It gives no calendar date for the seizure. The Wednesday before Friday 28 August 2026 is 26 August, the date this news item carries.
Quantities
The article gives the weight only as "around nine quintal". This news item gives it as about nine quintal, or roughly 900 kilograms; the kilogram figure is a conversion at 100 kg to the quintal.
Place
The article is datelined "BERHAMPUR:". It places the seizure in Gajapati district, in "a hilly forest area behind Kadamuli village under Purunapani panchayat". This news item follows the body of the article.
Attribution
The article says "police received information that a large quantity of ganja had been concealed in the forest near Kadamuli for smuggling outside Odisha". It names no destination state and no route. This news item gives the destination as the information police received.
Category
The article describes a stock of ganja hidden in a forest, not a consignment stopped in transit and not plants growing in a field. This news item is filed under Enforcement, not Trafficking or Eradication.
These notes were written after this news item was published. Éloise 03:54, 7 October 2026 (+07)