K. Nuagaon police foiled an interstate ganja smuggling operation, arresting a female smuggler from West Bengal and confiscating 22 kg of ganja, a mobile phone, and ₹5,000 in cash from her possession.
The interception occurred while a police team was conducting routine patrolling near the Daringbadi Chhak. Officers noticed a woman carrying a plastic sack, waiting suspiciously for a bus. Acting on their suspicion, the police approached and searched her belongings, leading to the discovery of the concealed contraband.
Following the recovery, the seized cannabis was officially weighed in the presence of Additional Tahasildar Basudha Pradhan and other officials.
The arrested accused has been identified as Ranulaila Khatoon (33), a resident of Teheta village in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal. Preliminary investigations revealed that Khatun was waiting to board a passenger bus to transport the narcotics out of Kandhamal to her home state.
The raid was led by K. Nuagaon Police Station Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) Kelucharan Jena, alongside Second Officer Ashok Kumar Tripathy, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Basudev Panda, Surendra Rajhans, and other police personnel.
According to IIC Jena, a case (No. 164/26) has been registered at the K. Nuagaon Police Station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and the accused has been forwarded to the court.
