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Visakhapatnam: In what is believed to be the biggest operation of its kind, Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday destroyed more than two lakh kilograms of ganja (cannabis) valued at Rs 500 crore. The dried ganja was set afire at an event organised on a massive scale by the police in Visakhapatnam district. Director General of […]
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Over two lakh kilos of ganja was seized in the last two years at various police stations limits in North Andhra districts including Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, and East Godavari.
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Kothagudem: Police seized ganja worth Rs 4 lakh and arrested six persons at Bhadrachalam in the district on Thursday. Bhadrachalam ASP, B Rohit Raj informed that the town SI Madhu while inspecting vehicles with his staff under the supervision of CI, T Swamy near forest check post found four men moving suspiciously in an auto […]
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Nalgonda: The police were surprised after seeing a tattoo of a ganja leaf on the hand of ganja peddler Deepu Sankar, who was arrested on Tuesday. The 31-year-aged Deepu Sankar of West Delhi was arrested by the police while transporting ganja in an RTC bus. A tattoo of a ganja leaf on his hand surprised […]
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Nalgonda: The police were surprised after seeing tattoo of a ganja leaf on the hand of ganja peddler Deepu Sankar, who was arrested on Tuesday. The 31-year-aged Deepu Sankar of West Delhi was arrested by the police while transporting ganja in an RTC bus. A tattoo of ganja leaf on his hand surprised the police […]
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Nalgonda: In a joint operation, Task Force police and Chityal police on Tuesday arrested seven persons at a dhaba hotel at Gundrampally in Chityal mandal and seized 460 kg of ganja and Rs 4 lakh cash from their possession. The arrested were identified as Pabbala Surya Prakash(25), native of Yacharam in Ranga Reddy district, Banothu […]
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Hyderabad: With an aim of bringing in more awareness against drug abuse and to dissuade people from using ganja and other drugs, the police are now organising roadside awareness programmes in the city. The initiative was started following directions of senior police officials to reach out to the public and spread awareness about the ill-effects […]
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Yadadri-Bhongir: Choutuppal police arrested two persons and seized 100 kg of ganja worth Rs 12 lakhs and 10 kg of hashish oil worth Rs 30 lakhs from their possession. Five more persons, who have links with the illegal ganja transportation, are absconding. The arrested were identified as Mohammed Ansar (19), a resident of Kayyar village […]
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Hyderabad: A drug peddler was caught by the Humayunnagar police and 1.1 kilo gram of ganja was seized from him. The man, Vivek Singh (21) of Dilawargunj in Mangalhat, was allegedly carrying the ganja in a polythene cover when the police team caught him at Mallepally road. “Vivek purchased the ganja from one Sheetal Singh, […]
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Hyderabad: The Mangalhat police arrested one person and seized 2.4 kilograms of ganja from him on Thursday. The man, Satish Pal Singh (42), a resident of Mangalhat, along with his associate Sunny Pal Singh, who is absconding, sourced the ganja from some persons and were attempting to sell when they were caught, Mangalhat Inspector N […]
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Hyderabad: With the listed drug traffickers behind bars following the police crackdown on drug cartels in the city, the small-time peddlers, who went unnoticed till now, are trying to fill in the vacuum in the illegal business. If the recent arrest by the Police and, Prohibition and Excise officials, is analysed several first-timers were caught […]
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Khammam: With an objective of controlling smuggling and selling of narcotic drugs and ganja in the district Khammam police have planned to set up a counter intelligence cell. Commissioner of Police (CP) Vishnu S Warrier informed that the district police were working to control narcotic drugs by setting up a counter-intelligence cell on the lines […]
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Warangal: In a major breakthrough, the Commissioner’s Task Force sleuths along with Lingala Ghanpur police arrested two marijuana peddlers and seized a whopping 1,577 kg of dry ganja with an estimated worth Rs 2,36,55,000 (Rs 1,5000 per kg) after intercepting a van (AP-28-TD-0483) at Nellutla crossroad in Jangaon district under Warangal Police Commissionerate jurisdiction on […]
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Mancherial: Mancherial Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sadhana Rashmi Perumal said that both public and elected representatives should take the responsibility of making the district a ganja-free entity. She was speaking at an awareness meeting with public representatives and government employees held in Hajipur mandal centre on Wednesday. Addressing participants of the meeting, Sadhana said […]
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Visakhapatnam: Special Branch police have arrested three persons including a woman, for drug peddling. Informing this at a media conference here on Monday, Special Branch Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Anand Reddy and ACP-West Sripada Rao said Ganta Malavya, 24, a resident of Shaikpet near Golconda in Hyderabad arrived in the city by a private […]
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Sangareddy: In a cinematic chase, Patancheru Police have chased a number less Swift car that was transporting Ganja on NH-65 at Rudraram village in Sangareddy district on Saturday morning. The car driver and other occupants managed to escape after the car hit an electric pole and could not move any further. Authorities have seized cannabis […]
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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday directed the police and excise authorities to adopt a multi-pronged approach to deal with the drug menace in the State. He emphasised on the need for setting up a Counter Intelligence Cell and strengthen the existing force with latest technology and training. He wanted the authorities to […]
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Mulugu: Mangapet police along with CRPF personnel arrested an alleged drug peddler and seized Rs 90 lakh worth 612 kg of dry ganja during a vehicle checkup at Thimmapet crossroad in the district on Tuesday, said SP Sangram Singh Patil on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Vembati Rajashekhar (28), the driver of the […]
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Warangal: A team of Government Railway Police (GRP) led by Sub-Inspector Ch Parashuramulu arrested two peddlers and seized 65 kgs of dry ganja worth Rs 6.50 lakh from them during a special checking in Konark Express on Wednesday. The arrested have been identified as Mohammad Feroz of Hooghly in West Bengal State, and Poorna Khosla […]
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Hyderabad: The city police booked 246 cases against persons involved in drug smuggling, sale, transportation and storage in the city in 2021. The police also arrested around 600 persons and PD Act was invoked against several persons involved in drug cases. Anjani Kumar said the sale of drugs was limited to ganja in the city. […]
