Over 8kg ganja recovered in Assam, woman held

A woman was arrested on Thursday after over eight kg of ganja was recovered from her in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team apprehended her from a bus during checking of vehicles in Khakrajan area, a senior officer said. The consignment, weighing 8.116 kgs, was found in four packets, he said.

The arrested woman is a resident of Golaghat district, the officer added.