Chandrapur crime branch seizes over 5 kg ganja in Ballarpur, one held
Police say the Local Crime Branch detained a man on Bamni-Ballarpur Road with 5.033 kg of ganja; the seized goods are valued at Rs 2,72,180.
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The Local Crime Branch of Chandrapur police took a man into custody in Ballarpur on October 19, 2026. The team detained him on Bamni-Ballarpur Road. According to police, 5.033 kg of ganja, a mobile phone and cash were seized from him. The total value of the seized items has been put at Rs 2,72,180.
A case has been registered at Ballarpur police station under the NDPS law. Police said this is a major action against illegal trafficking of narcotics in Chandrapur district. Chandrapur police are continuously taking strict steps to protect the younger generation from the trap of drugs and to rein in illegal trade.
On October 19, 2026, the Crime Branch team was on patrol in the district for law and order. It then received reliable confidential information that a man was coming from the direction of Rajura, via Bamni Road, towards Chandrapur with a large quantity of ganja for sale.
Acting on the tip, and under the guidance of senior officers, the team set up a trap and a blockade on Bamni-Ballarpur Road near Welcome Ballarshah Gate. A suspect matching the description was soon seen walking towards Ballarpur with a grey bag on his back. Police surrounded him and took him into custody.
During questioning, the accused gave his name as Raj Totaram Korde. He is originally from Adpalli Chek, Mulchera tehsil, Gadchiroli district, and currently lives in Indiranagar, Chandrapur. Following the provisions of the NDPS law, the bag on his back was searched in the presence of government witnesses, a gazetted officer and an authorised weighing official.
The bag contained a suspicious parcel wrapped entirely in brown packing tape. When it was opened before the witnesses, it was found to hold a dry intoxicating substance, ganja. Police seized goods worth Rs 2,72,180 in all, including 5.033 kg of ganja, a mobile phone and cash.
In the initial investigation, the accused has confessed that he illegally brought the ganja directly from the state of Odisha for his own financial gain. A case is registered at Ballarpur police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), 1985. Police have begun a thorough investigation into who else is involved in this inter-state trafficking.
The action was carried out under the guidance of Superintendent of Police Ayush Nopani and Additional Superintendent of Police Ishwar Katkade. It was led by Amol Kachore, police inspector of the Local Crime Branch. The team included assistant police inspector Yogesh Hiwase and sub-inspectors Vinod Bhurle and Sunil Gaurkar. Police personnel Satish Awathare, Lalu Yadav, Imran Khan, Sandeep Kamble, Hiralal Gupta, Kishor Wakate and Shashank Badamwar, along with personnel from the cyber police station, also took part.
