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DRI Intensifies Nationwide Cannabis Crackdown with Major Seizures

  • The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized around 740 kg of cannabis and charas nationwide and arrested 13 people under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 during intensified operations over two weeks.
  • On September 8, officials seized 375.95 kg of cannabis hidden in trucks near Raipur and arrested four individuals.
  • Operations included arrests and seizures on the Aurangabad-Patna route involving concealed cannabis in a truck, as well as multiple interceptions near Ludhiana and Gorakhpur railway stations.
  • Airport operations in Hyderabad and Bengaluru confiscated 24.6 kg of high-grade cannabis from passengers arriving from Hanoi and Bangkok and arrested all involved couriers.
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Raipur/New Delhi. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has launched a big drive against drug trafficking across the country. In separate action taken in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, DRI has seized a total of 709.6 kg of ganja, 24.6 kg of high-grade hydroponic hemp and 5 kg of charas. In these cases [...]

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Social News XYZ broke the news on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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