500 kg ganja worth Rs 77 lakh seized in Kothagudem

Kothagudem ASP B Rohith Raju informed the mediapersons that during vehicle inspections at Chunchupally, SI Mahesh and staff found 200 kg ganja being smuggled in a car

Kothagudem: The police arrested six persons and seized around 500 kg dry ganja worth about Rs 77 lakh in Kothagudem district on Sunday.

Kothagudem ASP B Rohith Raju informed the mediapersons that during vehicle inspections at Chunchupally, SI Mahesh and staff found 200 kg ganja being smuggled in a car. The worth of the seized substance was about Rs 32 lakh. The police arrested two persons – Mohammed Afroz and Parashuram of Karnataka State – who were transporting the ganja from Chitoor in Andhra Pradesh to Bidar as per the directions of a person Nadeem of Bidar in Karnataka, the ASP said.

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In another case, the ganja weighing around 300 kg and worth about Rs 45 lakh was seized during vehicle inspections by CI T Swamy. According to Bhadrachalam ASP G Vineeth, four persons – Kilo Dunia, Naik Rajesh, Dongri Rajesh and Bisai Domu of Donkarai village of Andhra Pradesh were arrested for trying to smuggle the ganja from Sileru to Sarapaka in a car.

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