A Maharashtra woman, Mohini Santosh Thakur, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined Rs 1 lakh for smuggling 28 kg of ganja from Odisha to Maharashtra. Police intercepted her on February 2, 2024, at Mankapur in Gudihathnoor mandal
The arrested T Shankar and C Anil, both drivers along with Praveen Varma, who is absconding, had purchased the ganja from Aruku valley in Andhra Pradesh and smuggled to the city. On information the STF team caught them at Bowenpally
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