Overview

• Koraput police in Odisha seized 350 kg of ganja, recovered two pistols, and arrested five alleged traffickers led by repeat offender Lal Bahadur Darjee.
• Odisha authorities invoked the National Security Act against Hrudananda Nayak, who faces 17 cases including extortion and NDPS violations.
• Anantnag police attached properties worth about ₹66 lakh belonging to a father–son duo, while Kulgam police seized assets valued near ₹61 lakh from Ghulam Rasool Dar under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act.
• In Maharashtra’s Thane district, police arrested two men and recovered 833 grams of high-grade hybrid ganja concealed in a scooter, valued at roughly ₹83.3 lakh.
• Hyderabad’s East Zone Task Force and Afzalgunj police seized 1,350 grams of hashish oil and made five arrests, as Meghalaya’s ANTF intercepted a car in East Jaintia Hills and recovered 60 grams of suspected narcotics.