Delhi Police seize 765.6 kg ganja worth ₹2.30 crore, bust interstate drug ring
Synopsis
Delhi's Anti-Narcotics Squad tracked an interstate drug syndicate across six states for over 36 hours before seizing 765.6 kg of ganja — most of it stashed in a rented Ludhiana godown — and arresting four accused. The operation exposes a Bihar-to-Punjab supply chain allegedly using aliases and rented warehouses to evade detection.
Key Takeaways
Delhi Police seized 765.6 kg of ganja worth approximately ₹2.30 crore in a multi-state operation confirmed on 13 July .
Four accused were arrested: Ashok Kumar (Delhi), Inderjeet Ray (Patna, Bihar), Nitish Kumar , and Dharmender Kumar (Ludhiana).
Surveillance spanned six states — Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab — over more than 36 hours .
The bulk of the haul — 743 kg — was recovered from a rented godown in Jamalpur, Ludhiana on 10 July .
Cases registered under Section 20(C) of the NDPS Act ; further investigation is underway to trace the full supply chain.
Delhi Police have dismantled an interstate drug trafficking syndicate, seizing 765.6 kg of ganja valued at approximately ₹2.30 crore and arresting four accused following a multi-state surveillance operation that spanned more than 36 hours, officials confirmed on Monday, 13 July. The operation was conducted under the Centre's Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan by the Anti-Narcotics Squad of Delhi's Outer District.
How the Operation Unfolded
On 20 June, the Anti-Narcotics Squad received specific intelligence about narcotics movement in the area. Inspector Virender Sindhu, acting under the supervision of the ACP (Operations), constituted a dedicated raiding team. The team intercepted the first accused, Ashok Kumar, a 40-year-old resident of Shakurpur, Delhi, near Madhuban Chowk in Pitampura, recovering 22.610 kg of ganja from two bags he was carrying. A case under Section 20(C) of the NDPS Act was subsequently registered at Rani Bagh Police Station.
During interrogation, Kumar allegedly disclosed involvement in transporting a larger consignment of 285 kg of ganja by truck. He had also previously been arrested in a separate case registered under Sections 20(C)/25 of the NDPS Act at Farrukh Nagar Police Station in Gurugram, Haryana, where 285 kg of ganja had been recovered.
Cross-State Surveillance Leads to Ludhiana
Further interrogation pointed investigators to a supplier allegedly operating under the alias 'Ajeet Singh', who was identified through financial investigation and technical surveillance as Inderjeet Ray, a resident of Patna, Bihar. Police teams began tracking Ray from 9 July, monitoring his movements continuously for over 36 hours across Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab. He was apprehended along with his associate, Nitish Kumar, from a hotel in Ludhiana, Punjab on 10 July.
743 kg Recovered from Ludhiana Godown
During interrogation, the accused allegedly disclosed that a large consignment had been stored in a rented godown in Jamalpur, Ludhiana. Police raided the premises and recovered 743 kg of ganja. A fourth accused, Dharmender Kumar, a resident of Jamalpur and an alleged associate of Inderjeet Ray, was arrested at the site. Officials confirmed the total seizure stood at 765.6 kg, with an estimated market value of ₹2.30 crore.
Investigation Ongoing
According to officials, the rented godown was allegedly being used as a staging point to distribute narcotics to locations across Haryana and Punjab. Police said further investigation is underway to identify additional members of the network and trace the full supply and distribution chain of the seized contraband. This operation is part of a broader national push under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan to disrupt cross-state narcotics pipelines.
Point of View
And how many such godowns remain active. Until the source end of the chain is dismantled, seizures at the distribution layer — however large — risk being replaced faster than they are made.
NationPress
13 Jul 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
How much ganja did Delhi Police seize in this operation?
Delhi Police seized a total of 765.6 kg of ganja with an estimated market value of approximately ₹2.30 crore . The bulk of the consignment — 743 kg — was recovered from a rented godown in Jamalpur, Ludhiana.
Who were the four people arrested in the drug bust?
The four accused are Ashok Kumar (40, resident of Shakurpur, Delhi), Inderjeet Ray (resident of Patna, Bihar, who allegedly operated under the alias 'Ajeet Singh'), his associate Nitish Kumar , and Dharmender Kumar (resident of Jamalpur, Ludhiana).
Which states were involved in the surveillance operation?
Police teams tracked the accused across six states — Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab — for more than 36 hours before apprehending the key suspects at a hotel in Ludhiana on 10 July .
Under which law were the accused charged?
Cases were registered under Section 20(C) of the NDPS Act at Rani Bagh Police Station in Delhi. An earlier related case involving Ashok Kumar was also registered under Sections 20(C)/25 of the NDPS Act at Farrukh Nagar Police Station in Gurugram, Haryana.
What was the alleged purpose of the Ludhiana godown?
According to investigators, the rented godown in Jamalpur, Ludhiana was allegedly used to store large consignments of ganja before distributing them to locations across Haryana and Punjab . Police say further investigation is underway to trace the full supply and distribution network.
