Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Pune Anti-Drug Raid Arrests Two, Detains 43, Seizes Ganja
Police carried out an early-morning drug operation in Kondhwa, Pune.
They arrested two people suspected of selling cannabis.
Police also detained 43 people who they said had come to buy the drug.
Officers seized about 3 kilograms of ganja.
They also took several vehicles, mobile phones and cash.
Some officers pretended to be customers to identify the sellers and buyers.
Police said the two alleged sellers had faced drug cases before.
Investigators are now trying to find where the cannabis came from and who else may be involved.
Maharashtra’s Anti-Drug Task Force arrested two alleged cannabis peddlers in Kondhwa, Pune.
Police detained 43 people who allegedly gathered to buy cannabis.
Authorities seized around 3kg of ganja, 14 two-wheelers and three three-wheelers.
The operation also recovered 35 mobile phones and ₹26,960 in cash.
Police said both alleged peddlers had two previous cases under the NDPS Act, while an investigation continues into the supply network.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Anti-Drug Task Force’s Pune unit, two alleged peddlers—Aju Ahmed Shaikh and Ganesh Sidhu Patole—and 43 people detained for questioning.
- What
- An operation led to two arrests, 43 detentions and the seizure of around 3kg of ganja, vehicles, mobile phones and cash.
- When
- Early Thursday morning, according to the report and officials cited in it.
- Where
- Near a dargah in Shivneri Galli, Kakade Vasti, in Kondhwa, Pune.
- Why
- Police acted on information that cannabis was being sold there and sought to identify sellers, buyers and the wider distribution network.
- Arrests
- Two alleged cannabis peddlers were arrested.
- Detentions
- Forty-three people were detained for questioning.
- Drug seized
- Around 3kg of ganja.
- Vehicles seized
- Fourteen two-wheelers and three three-wheelers.
- Other seizures
- Thirty-five mobile phones and ₹26,960 in cash.
- Named suspects
- Aju Ahmed Shaikh and Ganesh Sidhu Patole.
- Investigation status
- Police are investigating the cannabis source and distribution network.