Operation Dhoolpet: 14 Raids, 321 Kgs of Ganja Seized, 71 Cases Filed
1 week, 3 days ago

Operation Dhoolpet: 14 Raids, 321 Kgs of Ganja Seized, 71 Cases Filed

Deccan Chronicle  

Kamlasan Reddy, director, state excise and enforcement, said that the force had eradicated 95 per cent of ganja menace in Dhoolpet and surrounding areas. Under ‘Operation Dhoolpet’, started on July 16, the special investigation teams had arrested several peddlers, because of which top drug suppliers had moved away to areas like Nanakramguda and Kukatpally. Under Op Dhoolpet from July 16, 14 joint raids had been conducted, leading to booking 71 case and arrest of 317 suppliers and peddlers. Besides, excise personnel had destroyed 561 kg dry ganja, 3 kg opium and 7 kg ganja-laced chocolates.

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Dhoolpet’s ‘Ganja Don’ arrested after months-long surveillance
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Dhoolpet’s ‘Ganja Don’ arrested after months-long surveillance

The Hindu  

In a dramatic daylight swoop, about a dozen excise officials arrested Dhoolpet’s ‘Ganja Don’ when she stepped out of her house for a meeting with her daughter in Hyderabad’s Karwan. The accused, Angoori Bai alias Aruna Bai, has been wanted in at least 10 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances cases in multiple Excise stations including Dhoolpet, Mangalhat and Asifnagar in …

Andhra Pradesh: 563 kg ganja seized; 3 inter-state smugglers arrested
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: 563 kg ganja seized; 3 inter-state smugglers arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Srikakulam District Police arrested three inter-state marijuana smugglers and seized 563.920 kg of the drug from their possession. The accused Ayub Maji, Ranjit Bardhan, and Abhi Majji were growing the ganja in Odisha's Gajapati district and intended to sell it in Tamil Nadu. The vehicle had 16 bags of ganja, weighing 563.920 kg," Srikakulam DSP K.V. The case …

Hyderabad: Police seize drugs worth Rs 28L; four held
3 months ago

Hyderabad: Police seize drugs worth Rs 28L; four held

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Police on Wednesday apprehended four interstate drug peddlers, including a college student, who were allegedly in possession of OG weed and hash oil in two different instances. The police seized 144.72 grams of organic ganja and 2 kg of hash oil with a cumulative estimated worth of Rs 28 lakh. Odia farmer nabbed In another instance, Asif Nagar police …

Telangana: Excise Department Seizes 170 Kg Of Ganja In Major Drug Bust In Hyderabad
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Excise Department Seizes 170 Kg Of Ganja In Major Drug Bust In Hyderabad

ABP News  

Telangana Excise Department seized a significant haul of 170 kilograms of ganja at Pedda Amberpet in Hyderabad on Saturday. Telangana Joint Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, SY Qureshi, provided details of the operation, stating, "170 kg of ganja was seized in the Pedamberpet area of Hyderabad. Authorities successfully captured all the individuals involved in the smuggling module, seizing two vehicles, …

Man transporting ganja caught by Railway Police at Secunderabad Station
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Man transporting ganja caught by Railway Police at Secunderabad Station

The Hindu  

The Government Railway Police Secunderabad has busted an interstate ganja smuggling racket operating between Phulbani district of Odisha and Surat, Gujarat. The accused has been remanded to judicial custody and the seized ganja has been sent for forensic examination,” explained the police. Meanwhile, the Excise police seized 8.6 kg of ganja from two men from Bihar in Jubilee Hills on …

Vizag: Nine Arrested, 22 Kg Ganja Seized
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Vizag: Nine Arrested, 22 Kg Ganja Seized

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Srikakulam police have apprehended nine individuals for the sale of ganja and detained eight others for consumption. Srikakulam Rural sub-inspector arrested four suspects, Vallamsetti Chandu, Kola Arun Kumar, Harish Gunta, and Banka Joseph who were found riding a motorcycle with 5 kg of Ganja in two plastic bags. During a press conference on Sunday, Srikakulam SP Maheswara Reddy …

Ahmedabad Crime Branch seizes over 200 kg of ganja, three suspects arrested
4 months ago

Ahmedabad Crime Branch seizes over 200 kg of ganja, three suspects arrested

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad City Crime Branch Police in Gujarat has seized over 200 kg of ganja and MDMA and arrested three suspects who were transporting the contraband in a truck from Odisha. Acting on a tip-off, officers intercepted the truck en route to Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, uncovering a massive haul of dried ganja powder and MDMA. Reacting to the …

Anakapalli police seize ganja worth ₹25 lakh in two cases
5 months ago

Anakapalli police seize ganja worth ₹25 lakh in two cases

The Hindu  

The district police on Friday arrested five persons allegedly involved in two separate ganja smuggling cases and seized 246 kgs of ganja worth ₹13 lakh from them. Addressing a press conference, Superintendent of Police, M. Deepika said that in one of the cases, the four accused, S. Srinu, V. Iswara Rao, K. Kondababu and P. Dilip Kumar, all from ASR …

Andhra Pradesh: 17 Smugglers, Including 2 Juveniles, Held With Ganja
5 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: 17 Smugglers, Including 2 Juveniles, Held With Ganja

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:In a joint operation, Anti-Narcotics Cell, along with law and order police of NTR district, arrested 17 ganja peddlers, including two juveniles. The arrested have been identified as Mallepolu Siva Naga Mahesh, Dhuli Venkatesh, Jajjanam Naresh alias Mechanic Naresh, D. Venkamraju alias Nani, Seelam Charan, Vanam Aravind alias Aarvi, Syeed Ali alias Ali, K. Sai Kiran, Kota Naga Durga Prasad, …

Police arrest ganja smuggler, seize 140kg of contraband
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Police arrest ganja smuggler, seize 140kg of contraband

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Miryalaguda police on Saturday arrested one Bhukya Ramu, 35, and seized 140 kilograms of ganja from his possession while another four peddlers, who were travelling in two cars with the contraband, escaped from the police. Superintendent of police Sharath Chandra Pawar said the police apprehended two cars on the outskirts of Miryalaguda. Bhupalpally police held 3 ganja peddlers, seized …

800 kg ganja confiscated in two major busts
5 months, 4 weeks ago

800 kg ganja confiscated in two major busts

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: ASR district police seized 800 kilograms of ganja worth ₹40 lakh in two separate raids on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, the district’s Mothugudem police under Chinturu subdivision apprehended three individuals—Amit Giri, Shivdayal Dhore and Alok Gotam—all residents of Madhya Pradesh, while checking a truck near the Mothugudem police station. Efforts are underway to arrest Sanjeev and two other …

TG Police to Work With AP Cops to Curb Ganja Menace
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TG Police to Work With AP Cops to Curb Ganja Menace

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After having set up specialised checkpoints that would be manned by armed forces at inter-state borders, the Telangana police, who obtained leads about notorious gangs involved in the smuggling of ganja from neighbouring states, are likely to join hands with the Andhra Pradesh law enforcement agencies to dismantle the ganja supply chain. Stating that the Telangana is only state …

Hyderabad: 7 Members of 2 Inter-state Ganja Peddler Gangs Held
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad: 7 Members of 2 Inter-state Ganja Peddler Gangs Held

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The South-west Task Force on Sunday arrested six members of two interstate gangs and seized 164kg of ganja and other materials worth Rs 51 lakh from their possession. Police also seized three cars, a bike and seven mobile phones from them. In first case, three interstate ganja peddlers were caught red-handed near Arabian Food Corner, Paramount Colony, Road No. …

In 28 days, Chennai police book 87 cases, arrest 134 suspects, seize nearly 140 kg of ganja
8 months, 2 weeks ago

In 28 days, Chennai police book 87 cases, arrest 134 suspects, seize nearly 140 kg of ganja

The Hindu  

In a special drive against drugs including ganja in the Greater Chennai City Police limits over the past 28 days, 87 cases were registered and 134 suspects were arrested by the city police. On the orders of Chennai Commissioner of Police, Sandeep Rai Rathore, police personnel in the city have been frequently conducting special raids under the ‘Drive Against Drugs’ …

30 kg Ganja Seized by Krishna Collector and SP
9 months ago

30 kg Ganja Seized by Krishna Collector and SP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: In a surprise raid, Geethanjali Sharma, the acting collector of Krishna district, and Superintendent of Police Adnan Nayeem Asmi seized 30 kgs of illegally transported ganja during a visit to the Bommuluru check post. On Wednesday, Sharma and Asmi conducted inspections at two check posts: Bommuluru in Bapulapadu mandal and Kesarapalli in Gannavaram mandal of the Gannavaram assembly constituency. …

Madhya Pradesh: 3,800 kg ganja worth Rs 5.8 crore destroyed by CGST, Excise officials in Dhar
10 months, 1 week ago

Madhya Pradesh: 3,800 kg ganja worth Rs 5.8 crore destroyed by CGST, Excise officials in Dhar

India TV News  

As much as 3800-kilogram consignment of ganja worth Rs 5.8 crore was destroyed by the Central Goods and Services Tax and Central Excise department in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar, an official said on Monday. The contraband, which was seized from smugglers and peddlers over the years, was destroyed in the cement facility in Manawar, some 135 kilometres from Indore, he informed. …

Ganja-laced chocolates, 200 kg ganja seized, 2 held in Mahabubabad
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ganja-laced chocolates, 200 kg ganja seized, 2 held in Mahabubabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: The excise department’s special squad arrested a person who was transporting the dry ganja illegally in a car and seized 200 kg of the contraband worth Rs 40 lakh in Nellikuduru mandal of the Mahabubabad district on Wednesday. Detailing the arrest to the media, Warangal division excise assistant commissioner R. Nagendra Rao said that following the instructions from commissioner …

Hyderabad: 4 drug peddlers held, Rs 84L worth ganja seized
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Hyderabad: 4 drug peddlers held, Rs 84L worth ganja seized

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Special teams of Nalgonda Police arrested four inter-state ganja peddlers and seized 336 kg of the contraband, worth '84 lakh in the black market, at the AP-TS border checkpost in Nagarjunasagar on Monday. Nalagonda SP Chandana Deepti said, “Based on a a tip-off, our teams intercepted the DCM van transporting the contraband from Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra.” The arrested …

Two ganja gangs busted in Anantapur city
1 year, 3 months ago

Two ganja gangs busted in Anantapur city

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: In a major breakthrough, Anantapur police have busted two gangs, whose 18 members supplied ganja to people in the city addicted to the narcotic. Anburajan disclosed that following a tip off, One Town and Fourth Town police raided two separate places in the town following reports of ganja being procured at cheap prices from the agency areas of Visakhapatnam …

Task force to deal with drug, ganja gangs in Vizag
1 year, 3 months ago

Task force to deal with drug, ganja gangs in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: City Police Commissioner Dr A. Ravi Shankar has come up with the idea of having a special task force to curb the flow of ganja and other harmful narcotic substances to the city. The commissioner told the media that the task force would place sniffer dogs at the city’s entry points. Despite serious efforts being put in by the …

3 peddlers arrested, 120 kg ganja seized in Hyderabad
1 year, 4 months ago

3 peddlers arrested, 120 kg ganja seized in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Three members of an interstate ganja peddling gang were arrested by sleuths of the Rajendranagar Zone Special Operations Team on Wednesday. During interrogation, one accused confessed that he initially hatched a plan to commit theft and roped in two of his friends, natives of Tamil Nadu, to help him. Recently, the trio hatched a plan to sell ganja in …

DRI seizes 5 kg cocaine at Shamshabad airport
1 year, 4 months ago

DRI seizes 5 kg cocaine at Shamshabad airport

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 5 kg cocaine at the Shamshabad airport from an Indian national who was arriving from Laos via Singapore and was bound for Delhi. LB Nagar SOT seizes 270 Kg ganja worth 60 lakh Hyderabad: The LB Nagar special operation team in separate cases arrested six persons for transporting narcotics and seized 270 kilograms …

Krishna police seize 497 kg ganja, arrest 317 peddlers
1 year, 5 months ago

Krishna police seize 497 kg ganja, arrest 317 peddlers

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Krishna SP P. Joshua said district police have arrested 317 peddlers and seized 497 kg of ganja from them in the past one year. Addressing a press meet at Machilipatnam on Tuesday, the SP said they kept special vigil on ganja transport and sales across the district. Rajendranath Reddy, Krishna district police have in the past four years arrested …

1,300 kg drugs recovered during 'Operation Dhwast' across Haryana
1 year, 6 months ago

1,300 kg drugs recovered during 'Operation Dhwast' across Haryana

India TV News  

Haryana : Around 1,300 kilograms of drugs were recovered during a 15-day-long police operation against drug traffickers, said Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Friday. 'Operation Dhwast' was launched by Haryana police on June 1 and continued till June 15 during which 354 people were also arrested. Giving details of the recovery, Vij said 6.28 kg heroin, 0.0088 kg morphine, …

Haul of 1,000 kg ganja in Vizag
1 year, 7 months ago

Haul of 1,000 kg ganja in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Vizag police have seized 1,000 kg of dry ganja worth over ₹1 crore and arrested five persons while they had been transporting the narcotic in two vehicles near Vemulavalasa in Vizag city. Police commissioner Thrivikram Varma said based on credible information, city task force police intercepted the vehicles near Y Junction under Anandaparam police station limits in the city …

Karnataka polls: liquor, ganja worth over Rs. 12 cr seized at border, says DGP
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka polls: liquor, ganja worth over Rs. 12 cr seized at border, says DGP

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Director-General of Police K.V. Rajendranath Reddy has said that the police department has set up 57 integrated check-posts at the Andhra-Karnataka border areas in Kurnool, Anantapur, Sri Satya Sai, Chittoor and Annamayya districts in view of the implementation of election code of conduct in Karnataka. In a release, Mr. Rajendranath Reddy said that there were 47 police stations …

Police seize 98 kg ganja from inter-state smugglers
1 year, 10 months ago

Police seize 98 kg ganja from inter-state smugglers

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Martur police of Bapatla district have arrested a gang of five inter-state ganja smugglers and seized from them 98 kg of narcotic worth around ₹4.41 lakh. Bapatla SP Vakul Jindal identified the accused as P. Sammad of Nadi Madathil, Ashok of Kannur and Chammu of Vadakkancherry, all from Kerala, A. Prabhakara Rao of Paderu in Alluri Sitarama Raju district …

Ganja worth Rs 1.5 crore seized from truck in MP's Rewa; 4 held
3 years, 5 months ago

Ganja worth Rs 1.5 crore seized from truck in MP's Rewa; 4 held

India TV News  

Police have seized 952 kg of ganja worth around Rs 1.5 crore from a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district and arrest four persons in this connection, officials said. The police received a tip-off that a consignment of the contraband was to arrive from Uttar Pradesh, following which they intercepted a container truck on Tuesday at Chak crossing under Mauganj …

Two arrested from Vashi slum with 87kg ganja worth ₹11 lakh
5 years, 3 months ago

Two arrested from Vashi slum with 87kg ganja worth ₹11 lakh

Hindustan Times  

The Navi Mumbai police seized 87.4 kg ganja from a slum near APMC market at Vashi and arrested two people, including a woman, who allegedly hid the contraband, on Thursday. HT Image The value of the ganja is around ₹10.78 lakh, a senior police officer said. When asked from where the accused got such a huge amount of ganja, another …

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