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Two ganja peddlers from East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, were convicted by the Jagtial court and sentenced to seven years in prison for transporting 16 kg of ganja in an autorickshaw in Kodimyal in 2021.
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Wyra police in Khammam district arrested three interstate smugglers and seized 128 kg of ganja worth Rs 64 lakh. The contraband was being transported from Odisha to Tamil Nadu, officials said.
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The Cyberabad Special Operations Team arrested seven members of an interstate ganja smuggling gang and seized 400 kg of ganja, vehicles and mobile phones. Two prime suspects, including the alleged receiver and supplier of the consignment, are absconding
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The excise constable Soumya remains in critical condition after being run over by a car involved in ganja smuggling during a vehicle check in Nizamabad. The driver reversed the vehicle, causing Soumya to fall under it before crashing into an electric pole.
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A woman excise constable was grievously injured after being hit by a speeding car carrying ganja during an interception attempt near Nirmal. Police later chased, arrested two smugglers, seized the contraband, and launched a wider probe.
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Kothagudem Police seized 132.5 kg of ganja worth Rs 67 lakh during a vehicle check and arrested two persons. The contraband was being transported from Odisha to Tamil Nadu, while three other accused remain absconding
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A road accident at Sarapaka in Burgampahad mandal led to the arrest of a ganja smuggler transporting 15 kg of marijuana worth Rs 7.65 lakh. In a separate incident, excise officials seized 7.4 kg ganja at Paloncha
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The Sangareddy district has witnessed a sharp rise in ganja smuggling and cultivation, with NH-65 becoming a key corridor for transporting contraband from the Andhra–Odisha border. Social activists are urging authorities to combine enforcement with awareness campaigns to curb consumption among students and workers.
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Excise officials in Khammam district arrested two Kerala-based smugglers transporting ganja from Odisha. The contraband, weighing 51.9 kg and valued at Rs 26 lakh, was concealed under a car bonnet and intercepted at Kunavaram Crossroads in Bhadrachalam. A third accused from Suryapet remains absconding.
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Kothagudem police confiscated assets worth Rs 23.52 lakh of four accused in a ganja smuggling case under Edulla Bayyaram police station. The properties, including vehicles and houses, were seized following a court order during a financial investigation
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Police seized 1.20 kilograms of ganja, an auto-rickshaw, a scooter and three mobile phones from the arrested four persons
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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
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The arrested are Manoj Madhi (19) and Suresh Kabasi (21), both residents of Malkangiri in Odisha.
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Nine kilograms of ganja seized
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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
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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
