"ganja-smuggling"

Warangal Police, in coordination with Khanapur police, seized around 750 kg of ganja valued at Rs. 3.81 crore and arrested four persons in connection with an interstate smuggling racket. The contraband was hidden in a forest area near Chilakamma Nagar following police vehicle inspections.

In a significant crackdown, Sangareddy Police, in coordination with the SOT, seized 128 kg of dry ganja being smuggled from Odisha to Maharashtra. The bust took place at Pati Junction, four peddlers were arrested, and two vehicles were seized.

In Khammam, two men were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment and fined Rs 2 lakh each for their involvement in smuggling 200 kg of ganja and causing a fatal accident. The incident, which took place in April 2021 near V Venkatapalem, resulted in the deaths of an auto-rickshaw driver and a passenger.

The Government Railway Police, Secunderabad, arrested a woman for smuggling 3 kg of ganja from Odisha to Hyderabad. She was lured by an accomplice, Gopal Singh, who paid her Rs 5,000 per trip. Police are searching for the absconding accused

Police seized 1.20 kilograms of ganja, an auto-rickshaw, a scooter and three mobile phones from the arrested four persons

Accused Bhuri Singh and Kamal Singh of Agra procured ganja in the forests of Tulasipaka in AP to smuggle it to UP at the behest of a real estate dealer

The arrested are Manoj Madhi (19) and Suresh Kabasi (21), both residents of Malkangiri in Odisha.

Nine kilograms of ganja seized

As he bought all his assets with the money earned through illegal trafficking of ganja, CI Indrasena Reddy seized the illegal assets and bank accounts of accused Sivashankar Reddy

According to Mohd Munawar, ACP Kulsumpura, the suspect Pallapati Narendra alias Nani, a native of Arundhati colony in Bapatla in A.P, and resident of Karwan had procured the weed from a person Ram Singh of A.P, for Rs. 1 lakh and brought it to the city recently

Based on a tip-off, the State Task Force team caught the two persons near the station while they were on their way to deliver the contraband to some persons

The Prohibition and Excise Department officials seized 1.55 kg of the ganja from them

In first case, the officials caught two persons, including a girl from Madhya Pradesh, who were staying in a lodge at Kondapur

Police seizes 1.1 kilograms of ganja from them

As many as 75 cases were booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 in this year as against 29 cases reported in 2023, indicating a growth by 159 percent

An awareness programme was organised at Sathupalli police station for the youths who were addicted to drugs as well as to their parents

According to the police, the arrested were identified as Lakhan, a native of Maharashtra and Siddiram, a native of Karnataka

Since Sangareddy had a border with Karnataka, the DGP asked the officials to check all the vehicles thoroughly that were going out of the state and while coming into the state without causing any inconvenience to the passengers.

Two others absconding; police officials seize a DCM container and a car from their possession

During a vehicle inspection, Burgampad police arrested six persons who were smuggling ganja in three cars and seized 247.28 kg of ganja worth Rs 61.82 lakh in the district on Friday.