Ganja worth Rs 20.25 lakh seized, three arrested in Bhadrachalam

The worth of the seized ganja was Rs 20.25 lakh. The accused, seized ganja and the car were handed over to Bhadrachalam town police station for further investigation, said a statement from the police

Kothagudem: Officials of Anti-narcotics Department from Hyderabad have caught three persons smuggling ganja in a car and seized ganja weighing 81.95 kg.

The accused Madvi Nanda of Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, Pandaga Venkateswarlu and his brother Pandaga Ramulu of Sompally village in Burgampad mandal in the district transporting the cannabis were taken into custody and questioned.

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The worth of the seized ganja was Rs 20.25 lakh. The accused, seized ganja and the car were handed over to Bhadrachalam town police station for further investigation, said a statement from the police.

Venkateswarlu and his brother Ramulu were said to be the scribes working for different vernacular newspapers locally while Ramulu was the president of Burgampad Press Club.