795 kg ganja seized at two places, 3 persons held
The Hindu
The district police have seized around 795 kg of ganja worth around ₹80 lakh at two places in Visakhapatnam district. In one case, the police arrested a person while he was allegedly transporting arou
The district police have seized around 795 kg of ganja worth around ₹80 lakh at two places in Visakhapatnam district. In one case, the police arrested a person while he was allegedly transporting around 540 kg ganja in a van, at Kasimkota area on Tuesday morning.
According to Kasimkota Sub-Inspector Suresh Kumar, the accused had procured the ganja from the interior areas of the Agency and was allegedly transporting it to Tamil Nadu. In order to escape from police checks, the accused had covered the ganja bags with loads of cattle feed.
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