Police got information about selling ganja at home, youth arrested

Raigarh. On the direction of Senior Superintendent of Police Sadanand Kumar, action is being taken at the campaign level against illegal liquor, ganja, gambling and betting. In the same sequence, under the guidance of Additional SP Sanjay Mahadeva and CSP Abhinav Upadhyay, the Kotwali police team under the leadership of station in-charge Kotwali Inspector Shanip Ratre has arrested the accused who was making and selling ganja illegally in the city.

According to the information, the police station in-charge Kotwali received information from the informer that Santosh Behera of Tiur Para was keeping illegal drug ganja in his house and selling it. Immediately upon receiving the information, the police station team along with the witnesses conducted a raid on the suspect’s house. The suspect Santosh Behera was informed by the Kotwali police about the Ganja raid proceedings and the suspect and his house were searched in front of witnesses.

Under the bed of the suspect, inside a cloth bag, a plastic foil packet and two separate plastic packets containing a drug suspected to be ganja were found, which after being identified in front of the witnesses, was identified as ganja, which on weighing was found to be 4. Kilo 099 gram ganja worth around ₹ 49,000 was found. On the action of the accused, the accused Santosh Behera, father Babaji Behera, age 40 years, resident of Tiurpara ward no., was lodged in the police station Kotwali. 07 Action has been taken against Raigarh Police Station Kotwali District Raigarh under Section 20 (B) NDPS Act.