"ganja"

Mancherial: Mancherial town police acted swiftly and rescued a toddler who was kidnapped by a ganja peddler and his four accomplices. An autorickshaw used in the offense was also recovered. In-charge DCP Akhil Mahajan said that the accused persons Kicha Sangu, Vankadoth Naresh, Vorsu Komuraiah, Vorsu Vijaya and Vorsu Sampath. They were residents of different […]

Kothagudem: Khammam excise enforcement team has seized 150 kg ganja worth Rs 22 lakh at Bhadrachalam in the district on Tuesday. The team led by CI Sarveshwar conducted vehicle inspections at Ambedkar Centre, Degree College, Bus Stand, Check Post areas in Bhadrachalam. During the inspections the team seized cannabis being smuggled in a car from […]

Kothagudem: The two-town police have seized 4.3 kg ganja and arrested two youngsters, including a minor at the 4 Incline area here on Sunday evening hours. A statement from police on Monday informed that when the two-town Sub-Inspector of Police Jubeda Begum and staff conducting vehicle inspections found the youngsters, riding on a motorbike, to […]

Kothagudem: About 250 kg ganja was found in a car that overturned on the National Highway 30 at Sarapaka near Bhadrachalam in the district on Sunday. The incident occurred during early hours. It was said that the car driver might have lost control of the vehicle, which rested on its side across the road. The […]

Hyderabad: The alert driver of a private bus helped the police in nabbing one person who was allegedly smuggling ganja from the city to Maharashtra. The driver, Dineshwar, was on a regular trip from Hyderabad to Nagpur on July 26 last year, when around 1.30 p.m, two persons boarded the bus at Balamrai carrying four […]

Peddapalli: Ganja peddlers seemed to have changed their mode of business. Instead of cannabis, they have reportedly switched over to the more demandable intoxicating substance Hash Oil, the liquid form of ganja. Easy transportation and getting an effective kick with a single drop of oil are said to be main reasons for smugglers to shift […]

Anakapalle: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized Ganja worth more than 2 crores in the Anakapalle district of Andhra Pradesh, said a press release by the DRI on Tuesday. According to the statement, the officials acted upon a specific input about a substantial quantity of cannabis also known as Ganja being transported by one […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Police arrested seven persons and seized 190 kilograms of ganja from them. The arrested persons were Nenavath Krishna (25), Boda Haithi Ram (30), Sabavat Balu (32), Nenavath Hari (26), Ramavath Rohith (21) and Ramavath Kiran (25). LB Nagar DCP Sunpreet Singh said the gang was purchasing ganja in an organized manner from […]

Hyderabad: The Banjara Hills police on Wednesday arrested three persons and seized six kilograms of ganja from them. The arrested persons were T Narsimha (21), N. Venkanna Babu (23) and Pamidi Manikanta (23). Banjara Hills ACP M Sudarshan said the three were purchasing ganja from Rakesh of Odisha and bringing it to the city in […]

Nalgonda: In the light of arrest of minors in ganja transportation case, Superintendent of Police Rema Rajeshwari on Wednesday asked the parents to keep a close watch on their children, if any behavioral change found. Speaking at a media conference here, Rema Rajeshwari said that the ganja smugglers were luring the minors for ganja transportation […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) along with the Nallakunta police on Wednesday arrested four persons and seized 840 grams of hash oil from them. The arrested persons were K Nageshwar Rao (36) of Vishakhapatnam, V Lakshmipathi (25) of Hafeezpet, A Vamshi Krishna (25) of Miyapur and Vikram Morya (22) a student from Sangareddy. […]

Warangal: Police have arrested four ganja smugglers in two separate incidents here on Tuesday. The arrested are Tabbathia Bhishoi and Kamini Naik of Ganjam district of Odisha state, and Rajesh Kumar of Bihar State and Dhammuni Naik of Ganjam district, Odisha state. The police have recovered a total of 22 kgs of ganja worth Rs […]

Hyderabad: A day after a video of an upset and helpless woman tying up her 15-year-old son to a concrete pole and rubbing chilli powder in his eyes as a punishment for his reported addiction to ganja went viral on social media, singer Chinmayi Sripada tweeted saying an example of “toxic parenting” is being lauded. […]

Hyderabad: In a bizarre incident, a mother tied up her 15-year-old son to a pole and rubbed mirchi powder in his eyes because he reportedly was addicted to smoking ganja. The incident took place at Kodad in the Suryapet district. The boy was reportedly addicted to smoking ganja and used to pester his mother for […]

Karimnagar: District prohibition and excise department officials have launched an innovative campaign to educate the people especially illiterates against the consumption of ganja and drugs. Since the state government was making serious efforts to eradicate menace of ganja and drugs from the state and declare Telangana as a drug free state, district excise officials have […]

Kothagudem: Khammam excise enforcement team has seized dry ganja worth Rs 1 crore and arrested one person at Bhadrachalam in the district on Saturday. Excise Inspector of Police (CI) Surveshwar speaking to the media at Bhadrachalam informed that vehicle inspection was conducted at different places in Bhadrachalam town to check ganja smuggling. A mini carriage […]

Hyderabad: In a major haul, the Rachakonda police seized 410 kgs of ganja from three persons while it was being transported to Mumbai in cars. The police also seized a Toyota Innova and Mahindra Verito cars and three mobile phones from the arrested persons. The arrested persons are identified as Gudianaram Venkat Narayana (28), Dabbadi […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) along with the Mangalhat police arrested two persons and seized 1.2 kilograms of ganja from them. The arrested persons were Mohd Azhar (35) of Chandrayangutta and Panwale Vikram Singh (38) of Jummerath Bazaar. “The two were buying ganja from a contact in Visakhapatnam and after bringing to the […]

Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise department has brought to the notice of the State government requesting to discontinue all the welfare schemes including Rythu Bandhu scheme to farmers who are facing cases for cultivating marijuana. The excise department has finalized the list of farmers after collecting relevant information from all the excise stations across the […]

Hyderabad: With law enforcement agencies continuing the crackdown against those involved in ganja trade, prices of the contraband are reportedly soaring. A kilogram of good variety of ganja cultivated in the Vizag agency and Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) is priced anywhere around Rs.40,000 to Rs.60,000 a kilogram. Around six months ago, officials say, a kilogram […]