Peddling of liquid ganja has police on their toes
The Hindu
Steps have been taken to strike at the roots of the trade, says DGP
Consumption of Cannabis, known as weed or ganja, has been on the rise in the State. People of all age groups, more so, students have been allegedly found to be addicted to the weed, but law enforcing agencies are a bit surprised at the ease in which the substance is being shipped and delivered at multiple points.
Ganja has been banned under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The NDPS Act defines Cannabis or weed or ganja the flowering or fruiting top, that excludes seeds and leaves which do not form part of the top, any mixture or drink made out of charas or ganja or charas, crude or purified, is a separated resin obtained from the cannabis plant and includes concentrated preparation or resin called liquid or hashish oil.
Andhra Pradesh is now waging an all-out war on the banned substance. Director-General of Police Gautam Sawang has launched Operation Parivartan to weed out drugs across the State. Measures have been taken to strike at the roots of the trade, including burning of ganja crops in the Agency areas. Special police teams have been formed and a massive crackdown on cultivation of weed has been ordered in the Paderu Agency area in Visakhapatnam district.
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