Railway Police Arrested Two Inter State Smugglers and Seized 4.858 kg Dry Ganja
1 week, 1 day ago

Railway Police Arrested Two Inter State Smugglers and Seized 4.858 kg Dry Ganja

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Secunderabad railway police busted inter state ganja smuggling racket with the arrest of two smugglers, seized 4.858 kg dry ganja worth Rs 1,2,450 lakh. The accused smugglers were arrested at Secunderabad railway station while transporting dry ganja from Barhampur of Odisha state to Dadar, Mumbai of Maharashtra state via Secunderabad railway station. The prime accused supplier Manos of Odisha state is absconding while the arrested Sraban Nayak and Tafan Bishove both cousins and natives of Odisha were addicted to consuming alcohol, smoking cigarettes. Later they concealed the ganja bags under their seats and continued their journey and around 11.45 hours reached platform number-9 of Secunderabad railway station, Jawed said.

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Man arrested in Ahmedabad for smuggling ganja worth Rs 3.6 crore from Thailand
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Man arrested in Ahmedabad for smuggling ganja worth Rs 3.6 crore from Thailand

India Today  

Gujarat Police arrested a man in Ahmedabad's Vatva area with 12 kg of hybrid ganja worth Rs 3.6 crore during a routine vehicle check. During questioning, Patel revealed he was offered Rs 70,000 by two women, Nidhi and Sayli, whom he met six months ago in Maharashtra's Kolhapur. Patel also mentioned another person, Pritam, who was tasked with smuggling ganja …

10 arrested in two days; ganja, meth seized
1 month 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 …

Tirupati Police Seize 32 Kg Ganja in Raids, 17 held
1 month ago

Tirupati Police Seize 32 Kg Ganja in Raids, 17 held

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Tirupati district police arrested 17 individuals involved in ganja trafficking and seized 32 kilograms of the contraband during simultaneous raids on Wednesday. The operation, conducted under the direction of Superintendent of Police L. Subba Rayudu, involved teams from Sri Kalahasti One Town, Two Town, and Thottambedu police stations. Arrests were made at three locations: Brindamma Colony near Sri Kalahasti …

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

Crime News: Drug Peddler Held With 9kg of Ganja
1 month, 1 week ago

Crime News: Drug Peddler Held With 9kg of Ganja

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A food delivery executive attached to the aggregator app was arrested for drug peddling and nine kg of ganja was also recovered from his possession, said police on Wednesday. The joint team of the west zone task force along with Banjara Hills police nabbed seven consumers also. The joint team of the police arrested Santosh and based on his …

Pune Police seize ganja worth ₹2.43 lakh, one held
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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 …

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
4 months 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 …

Two narcotic peddlers held, 11 kgs drugs, ₹2 lakh cash recovered
4 months ago

Two narcotic peddlers held, 11 kgs drugs, ₹2 lakh cash recovered

Hindustan Times  

Police on Saturday nabbed two drug peddlers from Rajouri and Jammu’s RS Pura and recovered around 11 kgs of drugs and cash worth over ₹2 lakhs from them. In another incident, police arrested a drug peddler in RS Pura and recovered 1 Kg 76 grams of ganja, 60 grams of charas and cash ₹ 2,08,930 from his possession. In another …

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, …

Inter-State ganja peddling gang busted in Andhra Pradesh, 90 kg contraband seized
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Inter-State ganja peddling gang busted in Andhra Pradesh, 90 kg contraband seized

The Hindu  

The Anti-Narcotic Cell of NTR district arrested 15 persons allegedly involved in ganja peddling, and seized 90 kg of the contraband from their possession. The accused were natives of Odisha, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, said the Deputy Commissioner of Police, T. Hari Krishna, and the Anti-Narcotic Cell Additional DCP, R. Srihari Babu. The Anti-Narcotic Cell, the Commissioner’s Task Force and …

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 …

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. …

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

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
1 year 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 …

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 …

Thoothukudi police heave sigh of relief after capturing key ganja smuggler
1 year, 4 months ago

Thoothukudi police heave sigh of relief after capturing key ganja smuggler

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: The Thoothukudi police heaved a sigh of relief after capturing the alleged kingpin of ganja smuggling G Aaron Rajesh of Trespuram, who had been absconding for over a year even after the Madurai police had exposed his secret hoarding place at Sathankulam on May 9, 2023. According to sources, some of the prominent ganja peddlers include Aaron of Trespuram, …

Ganja racket run by mom-son duo busted in Hyderabad
1 year, 4 months ago

Ganja racket run by mom-son duo busted in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Narcotics Bureau along with Golconda Police nabbed Kalapathi Gowtham Singh, his mother Kalapathi Nithubai, both ganja peddlers and their two associates including a teenager and seized 23 kg of ganja from them on Wednesday. The TS-NAB also found that Nithubai has acquired two buildings — one each at Gachibowli and Langar Houz, valued at around Rs …

SOT Rachakonda Arrests Ganja Smugglers, Substance Worth Rs 1.15 Crores Seized
1 year, 7 months ago

SOT Rachakonda Arrests Ganja Smugglers, Substance Worth Rs 1.15 Crores Seized

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: SOT Rachakonda on Monday arrested nine interstate ganja smugglers and seized 380 kilograms of ganja, 4 four wheelers and other property worth Rs 1.15 crore from their possession. In another case, Malkajgiri Zone along with Yacharam police apprehended five persons for indulging in transportation of contraband dry Ganja from upper Sileru to Hyderabad and Buldana city of Maharashtra State …

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

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 …

Bapatla cops seize 180 kg ganja, arrest two
1 year, 9 months ago

Bapatla cops seize 180 kg ganja, arrest two

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Bapatla police arrested a lorry driver and cleaner on Friday night and seized from their vehicle 180 kg of ganja valued at around ₹8 lakhs. Bapatla district superintendent of police Vakul Jindal said the arrested are driver Kakati Lova Raju of Paripaka in Rauthapudi mandal of East Godavari district and cleaner Peethani Naga Apparao of Pithavanipalem village in Peddagantyada …

Gang of ganja smugglers busted in Kadapa
1 year, 10 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 …

TDP seeks Centre’s intervention to rein in ganja smuggling in A.P.
2 years, 3 months ago

TDP seeks Centre’s intervention to rein in ganja smuggling in A.P.

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over Andhra Pradesh turning out to be the “main source” for ganja trade in the country, the Telugu Desam Party on Friday urged the Centre to intervene to root out its production and smuggling. Addressing the media, TDP Official Spokesman Anam Venkataramana Reddy said: “Wherever ganja is seized in the country, its roots are traced to the State.” …

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. …

Two Tamil Nadu constables, dealer arrested in Chennai for selling seized ganja
2 years, 8 months ago

Two Tamil Nadu constables, dealer arrested in Chennai for selling seized ganja

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Police, on Sunday, arrested two constables in Chennai for stealing ganja from a seized batch and selling it. The three were arrested as part of a drive named ‘Operation Ganja Hunt 2.0’, according to a report by the New Indian Express. According to a case registered by the Ayanavaram Police, the three accused were Dilip Kumar, a drug …

Hyderabad: Police bust inter-state drug racket; three held with 256 kg ganja
2 years, 11 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, 2 months 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 …

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 …

Odisha Police Seize Over 1000 Kg Cannabis Worth Rs 1 Crore from Truck Carrying Jackfruits to AP
3 years, 8 months ago

Odisha Police Seize Over 1000 Kg Cannabis Worth Rs 1 Crore from Truck Carrying Jackfruits to AP

News 18  

In a win for the Odisha police, over 1000 kg ganja worth Rs 1 crore has been seized by officials from Machhkund Police in the state’s Koraput district. “Police detained a jackfruit-laden truck travelling to Guntur, Andhra Pradesh which carried 1,008 kg of ganja. Odisha: Machhkund Police seize 1008 kg of ganja worth around Rs 1 crore near Jalaput village …

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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