The G.K Veedhi police arrested seven persons while they were allegedly transporting 335 kg ganja in the district on Friday night.

According to the police, all the accused hail from various parts of Telangana and Maharashtra and work as labourers and drivers. They procured the ganja from interior areas of Darakonda and were allegedly trying to shift the ganja to Hyderabad and then to Maharashtra.

Based on credible information, the police intercepted two cars near G.K. Veedhi and seized the ganja.

Cases were booked.

Comments

TDP demands immediate release of farm input subsidy

Eight Bangladeshi nationals arrested at Rajahmundry, Vijayawada railway stations

Jagan seeks Union Minister’s support in ratification of Disha Bills by President

Engg. first semester exams from July 5, says AU Vice-Chancellor

Foundation stone laid at BDL for Environmental Testing Facility

Unrelenting COVID cases in rural areas worrying officials

Will expose govt. apathy for Polavaram-displaced: leaders

Farmers gear up to grow kharif crops in big way in Prakasam

Narayanaswamy appeals to KCR not to escalate tensions

Senior IAS officer deposes before CID in Amaravati ‘land scam’

Women safety of paramount importance, says Chief Minister

Time to apply for Vahana Mitra aid extended

SEB sleuths unearth drug racket

Trekkers awestruck by ‘Ghanta Mandapam’ at Neeladri hills

Vallabhuni pond revived in Fort City after decades

Ruia handles about 300 black fungus cases

Tension prevails at Srisailam, Nagarjuna Sagar projects

Additional Vistadome coaches continue to elude Araku train

State continues to see less than 4,000 new COVID cases

Comments will be moderated by The Hindu editorial team.
Comments that are abusive, personal, incendiary or irrelevant cannot be published.
Please write complete sentences. Do not type comments in all capital letters, or in all lower case letters, or using abbreviated text. (example: u cannot substitute for you, d is not 'the', n is not 'and').
We may remove hyperlinks within comments.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name, to avoid rejection.

Printable version | Jul 3, 2021 8:59:59 PM | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/335-kg-ganja-seized-seven-from-telangana-and-maharashtra-arrested/article35122534.ece

335 kg ganja seized, seven from Telangana and Maharashtra arrested