Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Chhattisgarh Police Seize Rs 2.23 Crore Ganja, Arrest Punjab Driver
Police in Chhattisgarh stopped a truck because its movement looked suspicious.
They searched it near the Madhya Pradesh border.
Inside a hidden space above the driver’s seat, they found packets of ganja.
The ganja weighed 447 kilograms and was valued at Rs 2.23 crore.
The driver, Baljeet Singh, was arrested.
Police say the case involves suspected smuggling between states.
Investigators are questioning him to find out who else may be involved.
The police team received a Rs 25,000 cash prize for the seizure.
Police seized 447 kg of ganja valued at Rs 2.23 crore from a container truck in Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh.
The truck was intercepted near a barrier outside Chilphi police station close to the Madhya Pradesh border.
The contraband was allegedly hidden in a specially created secret chamber above the driver’s seat.
Driver Baljeet Singh, a resident of Amritsar, Punjab, was arrested under the NDPS Act.
Police impounded the truck, seized a mobile phone and began investigating the wider smuggling network.
- Who
- Kabirdham police arrested Baljeet Singh, a Punjab resident, and are investigating other suspected participants.
- What
- Police seized 447 kg of ganja valued at Rs 2.23 crore from a container truck.
- When
- The truck was intercepted on Monday evening; the seizure was reported on Tuesday, Sep 1.
- Where
- Near a barrier outside Chilphi police station in Kabirdham district, Chhattisgarh, close to the Madhya Pradesh border.
- Why
- Police said the driver’s movements appeared suspicious and suspected the truck was being used for inter-state ganja smuggling.
- Seized contraband
- 447 kg of ganja
- Estimated value
- Rs 2.23 crore
- Location
- Kabirdham district, Chhattisgarh
- Arrested
- Baljeet Singh of Amritsar, Punjab
- Concealment method
- A secret chamber above the driver’s seat
- Legal action
- Arrest under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
- Police reward
- Rs 25,000 awarded to the seizure team