Odisha Police Arrests 7, Including Telangana Cop, for Smuggling Ganja in Malkangiri
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Police Arrests 7, Including Telangana Cop, for Smuggling Ganja in Malkangiri

News 18  

The Odisha police apprehended seven people, including a police constable from Telangana for smuggling Ganja. Acting on intelligence information, the authorities successfully intercepted the accused near the Kamala Padar area, where they were caught red-handed with a staggering 103 kilograms of ganja. Apart from the drug haul, law police officials also confiscated crucial evidence from the possession of the arrested individuals. The seized items included two cars, three iPhones, as well as ATM cards, PAN cards, and Aadhaar cards.

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10 arrested in two days; ganja, meth seized
2 weeks, 3 days ago

10 arrested in two days; ganja, meth seized

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Eight persons have been arrested by the city police in three drug busts at Washermenpet, Koyembedu and Ambattur. In Washermenpet, police arrested four persons for smuggling and selling 3,700 drug tablets on Thursday. At Koyambedu, police arrested two history sheeters — Dheena alias Gopalakrishnan of Nerkundram and Thirunavukarasu of Virugambakkam — on Thursday for selling ganja and drugs to …

Telangana police seize ganja, arrest drug peddlers, tackle theft ahead of New Year
3 weeks ago

Telangana police seize ganja, arrest drug peddlers, tackle theft ahead of New Year

India Today  

Telangana’s Cyberabad police have made several major arrests and seizures related to drug trafficking and theft. The police in the Chandanagar and Gachibowli areas of Hyderabad, Telangana, seized large quantities of illegal substances, including 57 kg of ganja, 18 grams of MDMA, one gram of OG Kush, LSD paper, seven mobile phones, and a car and bike used in the …

Pune Police seize ganja worth ₹2.43 lakh, one held
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Pune Police seize ganja worth ₹2.43 lakh, one held

Hindustan Times  

The anti-narcotics cell of the Pune city police has arrested a 24-year-old man and seized ganja packets worth approximately ₹2.43 lakh from his possession. The arrest took place in the Katraj area on Tuesday night, following a tip-off about drug trafficking activities in the region. The accused has been charged under the sections of 8, 20, ii of the Narcotic …

Bengaluru police bust 318 kg ganja smuggled from Kerala, arrest three individuals
1 month ago

Bengaluru police bust 318 kg ganja smuggled from Kerala, arrest three individuals

India Today  

The Bengaluru police intercepted a massive consignment of 318 kilograms of cannabis, also known as ganja, valued at Rs 3.25 crore. Authorities suspect that the ganja was being smuggled into Bengaluru in preparation for illegal sales during New Year celebrations, a time when demand for narcotics typically spikes in the city. Last month, the Central Crime Branch Narcotics Control Unit …

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

Ministerial group set up to curb ganja menace in Andhra Pradesh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ministerial group set up to curb ganja menace in Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Monday constituted a Group of Ministers to study issues related to the prevalence of ganja, other narcotic substances, and illicit liquor. According to the order, the Ministry of Home will serve as the nodal department, with Home Minister Vangalapudi Anita as the chairperson of the GoM, and IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh, Excise and …

Four Telangana Cops Suspended for Alleged Links to Marijuana Smugglers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Four Telangana Cops Suspended for Alleged Links to Marijuana Smugglers

India Today  

Four police personnel in Sangareddy district have been suspended for their alleged links with marijuana smugglers. The suspended officials include Sub-Inspectors Ambariya, Vinay Kumar, Maruti Naik, and Madhu. The suspension comes after incidents of these officials aiding and facilitating Marijuana trafficking in the state came to light.

Trio disguise as family to smuggle drugs from Odisha, caught in Delhi
3 months ago

Trio disguise as family to smuggle drugs from Odisha, caught in Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Three people—a 45-year-old woman, a man in his twenties, a teen girl, and trolley bags—a perfect camouflage of a happy-go family on vacation. A police team found out that the drug traffickers are purchasing ganja from Odisha and selling it in different parts of Delhi-NCR,” DCP Satish Kumar stated. Police laid a trap near Shakur Basti railway station …

Telangana: Excise Department Seizes 170 Kg Of Ganja In Major Drug Bust In Hyderabad
3 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Ahmedabad Crime Branch seizes over 200 kg of ganja, three suspects arrested
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Illegal liquor units busted in Odisha's Ganjam, Kendrapara, six held
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Illegal liquor units busted in Odisha's Ganjam, Kendrapara, six held

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR/KENDRAPRA: Intensifying their operations against illegal liquor manufacturing and sale after the recent hooch tragedy in Ganjam district, police and Excise departments destructed 4,500 litre of fermented wash and 100 litre of country liquor near Balisira under Aska block. In Kendrapara too, excise officials on Sunday dismantled two illegal country liquor manufacturing units and arrested five persons, including two women, …

Punjab Police sends drug-smuggler to Dibrugarh Jail in Assam, first-ever case under NDPS Act
4 months, 1 week ago

Punjab Police sends drug-smuggler to Dibrugarh Jail in Assam, first-ever case under NDPS Act

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: In a first under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the Punjab Police have sent a drug smuggler to Dibrugarh Jail in Assam. Director General of Police, Punjab Gaurav Yadav said here today that Punjab Police in a joint operation with Narcotics Control Bureau has detained notorious drug smuggler Balwinder Singh alias Billa Sarpanch from Gurdaspur city. Yadav …

Andhra Pradesh: 17 Smugglers, Including 2 Juveniles, Held With Ganja
4 months, 3 weeks 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, 1 week 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 …

Andhra Pradesh: Two sentenced to 10-year jail for ganja smuggling
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Two sentenced to 10-year jail for ganja smuggling

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Tenth additional district judge court in Anakapalle on Friday sentenced two smugglers K. Suryaprakash Rao, 49, and Choppa Ramanamma, 58, to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for possessing 40 kg of marijuana in 2016. Muralikrishna said the enforcement officials conducted a raid at Thummapala in Anakapalle district and nabbed Suryaprakash Rao, a native of Kasimkota, and Ramanamma, a native …

Telangana Excise Department targets illicit liquor after Kallakurichi tragedy in Tamil Nadu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Excise Department targets illicit liquor after Kallakurichi tragedy in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

After methanol-laced liquor claimed several lives in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi, the Prohibition and Excise Department in Telangana is keeping a tab on methanol manufacturers in the State and is cracking down on illicitly distilled liquor in a few districts. “Though the State does not have methanol-laced alcohol cases yet, districts such as Warangal, Suryapet, Nagarkurnool, Nizamabad and Adilabad are battling …

Ganja peddling, consumption will be dealt with an iron fist, warns Andhra Pradesh DGP Dwaraka Tirumala Rao
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ganja peddling, consumption will be dealt with an iron fist, warns Andhra Pradesh DGP Dwaraka Tirumala Rao

The Hindu  

Director General of Police Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao has said that drugs mafia will have an adverse impact on the country’s economy and growth, and its ill-effects will have international ramifications too. It is alarming that some school-going children too are addicted to vices,” Mr. Tirumala Rao observed while participating in an awareness programme organised by the NTR Commissionerate Police …

9,008 kg of ganja worth ₹11 crore seized in Khammam district in last six years
5 months, 3 weeks ago

9,008 kg of ganja worth ₹11 crore seized in Khammam district in last six years

The Hindu  

Khammam Police Commissioner Sunil Dutt on Wednesday called upon youth to play a proactive role in spearheading a vigorous anti-drug awareness campaign as a social movement to combat drug menace. He was speaking before flagging off an awareness rally against drug abuse held in Khammmam to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking here on Wednesday. Mr. …

TG Police to Work With AP Cops to Curb Ganja Menace
5 months, 4 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 …

Narcotics seizures on the rise in Telangana, 119 cases booked in May
6 months, 1 week ago

Narcotics seizures on the rise in Telangana, 119 cases booked in May

The Hindu  

Cases of narcotics smuggling are on the rise with 119 cases being registered last month. The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau seized 1,308 kilograms of ganja on May 25 in four different cases. The State registered 119 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act cases in May in which 260 individuals have been arrested. Seizures included 1870.60 kilograms of ganja, …

Three held for possession of ganja near Katpadi, Arakkonam railway stations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Three held for possession of ganja near Katpadi, Arakkonam railway stations

The Hindu  

In separate incidents,three persons were arrested during checks in express trains near Katpadi and Arakkonam railway stations in Vellore and Ranipet districts respectively for possession of 33 kg of ganja on Saturday. In the first incident, a Prohibition Enforcement Wing team, led by Ranipet Inspector K. Saraswathi, checked the compartments in Ernakulam TATA Nagar Express, and found H. Saheer, 25, …

Pune customs seize cannabis worth ₹2.20 crore
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pune customs seize cannabis worth ₹2.20 crore

Hindustan Times  

The Pune customs on Monday seized 883.1 kilograms of ganja valued at approximately ₹2.20 crore. During a thorough search of the vehicle, Pune Customs officials discovered numerous gunny bags stuffed with packets of ganja concealed within the bags of poultry remains. Talking about the incident, Yashodhan Wanage, commissioner of Pune Customs, said, “Based on specific intelligence that a large quantity …

Assam cops arrest 7 suspected drug peddlers; 1.9kg heroin, 800kg cannabis seized
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam cops arrest 7 suspected drug peddlers; 1.9kg heroin, 800kg cannabis seized

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: The Assam Police in three separate operations in Cachar and Karimganj districts on Saturday night, arrested seven suspected drug peddlers, including two Manipur residents, and seized 1.9 kilograms of heroin and 800 kilograms of cannabis, officials said. The arrested include two suspected drug peddlers from neighbouring Manipur Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday morning shared the information …

Kerala police seize 93 bottles of heroin from Assam man’s store in Perumbavoor
7 months, 1 week ago

Kerala police seize 93 bottles of heroin from Assam man’s store in Perumbavoor

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: A native of Assam, operating a pillow shop in Perumbavoor allegedly as a front for selling heroin, was arrested by the police on Sunday. The frequent arrival of migrant workers at the shop at Jyothi Junction raised suspicion, prompting the police to investigate further. A police officer involved in the investigation said Mehboob’s method involved bringing heroin from Assam …

Drug seizures: Four held in three different cases in Telangana
8 months, 1 week ago

Drug seizures: Four held in three different cases in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In three separate operations, the sleuths of Rachakonda Special Operations Team seized 1.5 kg of opium, 26 g of heroin and 5 kg of poppy straw in the city. The police apprehended four drug peddlers, hailing from Bihar and Rajasthan, and also detained three consumers. In the first case, the Maheshwaram Zone SOT along with Balapur police apprehended two …

Inter-State Smugglers Gang Busted, Two Held With Huge Haul of Marijuana
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Inter-State Smugglers Gang Busted, Two Held With Huge Haul of Marijuana

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: An inter-state drug smuggling racket was busted by the Chintapalli Police in the Alluri Sitarama Raju district, on Tuesday, with the arrest of two smugglers and recovery of a huge cache of marijuana and electronic gadgets. SP Tuhin Sinha along with CI G. Ashok Kumar and SI J. Ramakrishna was successfully in busting the major drug smuggling activities. The …

Hyderabad Fights Drugs; Awareness Drive & Ganja Seizure
1 year, 4 months ago

Hyderabad Fights Drugs; Awareness Drive & Ganja Seizure

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: South zone DCP P. Sai Chaitanya on Tuesday organised an awareness programme against narcotic drugs near the historic Charminar monument, urging citizens to actively combat addiction. Search Intensifies for Missing 15-Year-Old Student; Mental Health Concerns Raised Hyderabad: A 15-year-old Class IX student went missing from her house Tilaknagar at about 4 pm on August 13, Kacheguda police said. Body …

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 …

Gang of ganja smugglers busted in Kadapa
1 year, 9 months ago

Gang of ganja smugglers busted in Kadapa

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: In a major breakthrough, Kadapa police on Saturday nabbed a 19-member interstate gang of cannabis smugglers and seized 28 kg of ganja, a Ford car and four two wheelers from them. Anburajan told media that on a tip off, special police teams had been deployed at four different places in YSR district, which led to arrest of 19 smugglers. …

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 …

Punjab police arrest 10,576 drug smugglers in seven months
1 year, 10 months ago

Punjab police arrest 10,576 drug smugglers in seven months

The Hindu  

Punjab police have arrested 10,576 drug smugglers in the last seven months after a special campaign was launched by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann against the drug menace in the State, Inspector General of Police Headquarters Sukhchain Singh Gill said. Mr. Gill, while addressing a press conference on February 13, said that a Statewide campaign was launched on July 5, …

Bengaluru crime: Two arrested for peddling marijuana in Basavangudi
1 year, 10 months ago

Bengaluru crime: Two arrested for peddling marijuana in Basavangudi

Hindustan Times  

The Bengaluru police on Saturday arrested two people for allegedly peddling marijuana in city’s Basavangudi area. Arrested two accused and sent to Judicial Custody.” Karnataka police have been conducting searches to eliminate the sale and usage of narcotic substances in the state. Last week, Mangaluru Police in Karnataka arrested nine people, including doctors, on Saturday over alleged involvement in consumption …

Marijuana use a common sight in Nacharam
2 years, 1 month ago

Marijuana use a common sight in Nacharam

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Spot checks and investigation by Deccan Chronicle found nearly 250 youngsters, including over 100 minors, consuming marijuana at isolated locations of Nacharam — abandoned factories in IDA Nacharam and a culvert of a park in Raghavendranagar. K. Rajyalakshmi, of Chilkanagar, said, “Police patrols the roads but the ganja consumers stay inside the vast area and cannot be seen from …

Drugs, liquor seized from different parts of Kerala
2 years, 2 months ago

Drugs, liquor seized from different parts of Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Palakkad/Kottayam/Thrissur: A large quantity of ganja and liquor were seized from different parts of Kerala on Sunday morning by the police in the wake of massive 'No to Drugs' campaign launched by the state government recently. A team from Thalayolaparambu police station in Kottayam district arrested two persons early in the morning allegedly with a huge quantity of ganja, an …

Ganja smuggling continues despite strict vigil in agency
2 years, 4 months ago

Ganja smuggling continues despite strict vigil in agency

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Ganja smuggling is continuing in the agency's tracts of ASR district despite vigil from the special enforcement bureau and special police. “For strategic reasons, the smugglers are carrying the weed from agency areas of Odisha but using Andhra roads till Rajahmundry from where they disburse to various directions,’’ said ASR district SP, Satish Kumar. The SP told Deccan Chronicle …

Myriad ways of traffickers
2 years, 4 months ago

Myriad ways of traffickers

The Hindu  

As the enforcement agencies come up with special drives to crack down on ganja smuggling in the district, traffickers are reportedly coming up with new ways to evade the checks in Alluri Sitharamaraju, Anakapalli and Visakhapatnam districts. Recently, the City Task Force has busted a ganja smuggling gang that was allegedly transporting the weed in the form of curry/biryani parcels. …

Ganja cultivation increases in rural areas of Telangana
2 years, 4 months ago

Ganja cultivation increases in rural areas of Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Ganja cultivation is quickly turning into ‘opium’ for farmers who are lured by the quick money the sale of narcotics brings. Due to a lack of coordination among police, revenue, and agriculture department officials, the police have been unable to stop ganja cultivation. During a video conference, senior officials instructed all district police officers to be vigilant on ganja …

NDPS Act | Violation Of Standing Orders During Contraband Sampling Leads To Adverse Inference Against Prosecution: Telangana High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

NDPS Act | Violation Of Standing Orders During Contraband Sampling Leads To Adverse Inference Against Prosecution: Telangana High Court

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court recently observed that Standing Orders with respect to sampling and seizure under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 cannot be flouted and in the absence of substantial compliance of the Standing Orders, adverse inference has to be drawn against the prosecution. Justice K. Surender noted that while drawing samples from the seized contraband, the …

T.N. police widen net to curb drug abuse
2 years, 5 months ago

T.N. police widen net to curb drug abuse

The Hindu  

The merger of the Narcotics Intelligence Bureau with the Prohibition Enforcement Wing has given an impetus to the ongoing Drive Against Drugs of the Tamil Nadu police. Additional Director-General of Police, Crime, Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, has instructed police personnel in both the units to work in unison to achieve the goal of completely eradicating the supply, sale and consumption of …

Police to burn 21 tonnes of narcotics on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
2 years, 5 months ago

Police to burn 21 tonnes of narcotics on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

The Hindu  

On June 26, the Karnataka police have planned to destroy around 21 tonnes of narcotics worth ₹25.6 crore which they have seized on account of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. On the same occasion last year, the police destroyed 24 tonnes of drugs worth ₹50.23 crore. In a similar trend as last year, the police have said …

Cops arrest gutka, ganja smugglers
2 years, 8 months ago

Cops arrest gutka, ganja smugglers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a special drive, the Nalgonda police seized 15 bags of gutka worth Rs 5 lakh and 30 kilos of cannabis worth Rs 3.5 lakh from interstate smuggler gangs in raids at different places. On Monday morning, the Kethepalli and Kattangur police teams seized a stock of marijuana and caught two persons – one from Uttar Pradesh and a …

Bengaluru: Police seize 86 kg ganja; arrest 10 peddlers in 3 cases
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru: Police seize 86 kg ganja; arrest 10 peddlers in 3 cases

India Today  

Continuing its crackdown on drug smuggling, Bengaluru Police arrested a total of ten drug peddlers in three different cases. Police arrest 10 in 3 different drug smuggling cases In one of the recent cases, Mahalaxmi layout police arrested 3 people and recovered 80 kg of ganja from their possession. Mahalaxmi layout police arrested 3 persons and seized 80 kg Ganja …

Police ‘activates’ rural network to tackle smuggling of narcotics
2 years, 10 months ago

Police ‘activates’ rural network to tackle smuggling of narcotics

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a bid to streamline its operations and keep pace with all activities, especially pertaining to smuggling of narcotics at the ground-level, Telangana police have bolstered their intelligence network at the village level. In a quick follow-up, all SPs have chalked out their regular schedule till March first week whereby they will be visiting every village in their respective …

Hyderabad: Police bust inter-state drug racket; three held with 256 kg ganja
2 years, 10 months ago

Hyderabad: Police bust inter-state drug racket; three held with 256 kg ganja

India Today  

In a major haul, the Madhapur police busted an inter-state drug racket and arrested three drug peddlers and seized 256 kg of marijuana. All the drug smugglers were arrested near Hi-Tec railway station on Monday when police officers intercepted a truck and seized 256 kg ganja from the vehicle. Accused arrested Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted the truck on …

Are some TS policemen involved in ganja smuggling?
3 years, 1 month ago

Are some TS policemen involved in ganja smuggling?

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: Are some policemen involved in ganja smuggling? Senior cops here have started an investigation after the role of two Armed Reserve constables was exposed in a case of ganja smuggling. Though ganja is not being raised in Khammam, various villages in the district became an adda for transporting the product to other areas. There were a dozen instances in …

Narcotic Bust: Two people arrested with 661 kg of marijuana in Delhi
3 years, 2 months ago

Narcotic Bust: Two people arrested with 661 kg of marijuana in Delhi

India Today  

In the Narco trafficking cartel, involving Naxal interests, the Narcotics squad arrested 2 persons and recovered 661 kg of fine quality marijuana. The Delhi Police have arrested two people named Rafique Khan and Raj Kishore, along with the truck used for transportation of the recovered illegal marijuana. On interrogation, the peddlers revealed their identities and it was found that the …

Telangana: Cops, excise officials to zero in on drug smugglers
3 years, 2 months ago

Telangana: Cops, excise officials to zero in on drug smugglers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A joint crackdown on drug trade and sale in the city, launched by west zone police and the excise department, has led to detaining of around 100 persons from Dhoolpet in Mangalhat. “About 100 individuals, mostly students and youngsters, were caught during our raid last night,” said DCP of West Zone, AR Srinivas, adding that they will be counselled …

3 Held With Over 15 Kg Ganja In Rajasthan’s Bharatpur
3 years, 5 months ago

3 Held With Over 15 Kg Ganja In Rajasthan’s Bharatpur

News 18  

Three people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly smuggling ganja in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. The officials said that when they checked Ashok Singh, Omprakash and Geeta Devi, they found 15.23 kg of ganja in their possession. The Rajasthan government had come down heavily on the local administration as it suspended the district’s excise officer, assistant excise officer and …

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