ASR district cracksdown on illegal ganja farming
1 month, 1 week ago

ASR district cracksdown on illegal ganja farming

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The ASR district administration has intensified its crackdown on illegal cannabis cultivation, conducting surveys across 258 villages covering 9,200 acres. Since 12 June 2024, 43.45 acres of ganja plantations across 81 locations in 22 villages, including G. Madugula, Pedabayalu, Munchingput, and Koyyuru mandals, have been identified and destroyed. Authorities have introduced alternative livelihoods to reduce dependency on ganja farming, benefiting 10,224 farmers cultivating high-value crops like avocado, coffee, turmeric, and pepper over 10,817.8 acres. Youth initiatives include industrial exposure for 110 tribal students, training for 683 candidates for SSC GD exams, and drug awareness campaigns reaching over 20,826 individuals.

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Will 2025 see an end to ganja menace in undivided Visakhapatnam district?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Will 2025 see an end to ganja menace in undivided Visakhapatnam district?

The Hindu  

/VISAKHAPATNAM The efforts of police in curbing the menace of drug abuse in Visakhapatnam district in the year 2024 have been significantly intensified, especially since the formation of the new government in the State, which initiated a 100-day action plan to curb ganja smuggling and cultivation, yielding good results. Comprehensive strategy The ASR district police, led by Superintendent of Police …

Odisha: Major Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Cultivation
1 month ago

Odisha: Major Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Cultivation

Deccan Chronicle  

In a significant operation against illegal cannabis cultivation, a joint team of Odisha Police and excise officials destroyed cannabis crops worth an estimated Rs 8 crore in the Gajapati district on Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, the authorities targeted a hill near Pengam village under the Bada Sindhaba panchayat within the Mohana police limits. The plants were set on fire during …

Vizag police seize 27,000 Kg of ganja, arrest 1,505 in 2024
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Vizag police seize 27,000 Kg of ganja, arrest 1,505 in 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

The Visakhapatnam Range Police have filed 538 cases and apprehended 1,505 individuals in 2024, seizing over 27,000 kilograms of Ganja and 95 liters of hashish oil. In an interview with Deccan Chronicle, Visakhapatnam Range DIG Gopinath Jatti discussed the extensive strategy used to combat illegal drug trafficking. The police have also integrated technological measures, including CCTV surveillance at checkpoints, which …

27,000 kg Ganja Seized, 1,505 Arrested by Visakhapatnam Police in NDPS Act
1 month, 3 weeks ago

27,000 kg Ganja Seized, 1,505 Arrested by Visakhapatnam Police in NDPS Act

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam Range Police have recorded 538 cases and apprehended 1,505 individuals in 2024, seizing over 27,000 kilograms of Ganja and 95 liters of hashish oil in the process. In a conversation with the Deccan Chronicle, Visakhapatnam Range DIG Gopinath Jatti discussed the extensive strategy employed to tackle illegal drug trafficking. The police have also integrated technological measures, including …

‘You live in Jayanagar…’: Karnataka HC to Bengaluru man who claimed that 27 kgs ganja grew on its own at his backyard
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘You live in Jayanagar…’: Karnataka HC to Bengaluru man who claimed that 27 kgs ganja grew on its own at his backyard

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dealt with an interesting case where a 67-year-old Bengaluru resident, Chandrashekar, denied knowing how over 27 kilograms of cannabis ended up growing in the backyard of his home. Chandrashekar, booked by Bengaluru Police for cultivating a commercial quantity of ganja, requested the case be quashed. According to a report in Bar and Bench, Chandrashekar, …

‘80 ganja plants seized’: Greater Noida man arrested for growing cannabis on 10th floor flat, selling on dark web
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2 months ago

‘80 ganja plants seized’: Greater Noida man arrested for growing cannabis on 10th floor flat, selling on dark web

Live Mint  

A man from Greater Noida was arrested after the police discovered illegal cultivation of cannabis inside his apartment in a housing society, reported PTI on Tuesday. Around 80 ganja plants with more than 2 kg of cannabis were seized from the apartment, the report stated, citing Deputy Commissioner of Police Saad Miya Khan. “The accused was utilising advanced aeroponic techniques, …

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

Greater Noida resident cultivates ‘ganja’ inside flat, sells on dark web; arrested
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2 months ago

Greater Noida resident cultivates ‘ganja’ inside flat, sells on dark web; arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a man for allegedly cultivating cannabis, also called ‘ganja’, inside his apartment in a Greater Noida society and selling it on the dark web. Accused ordered seeds from international website: Police DCP Khan said Chaudhary was allegedly using advanced aeroponic techniques which he learned through online resources, to cultivate cannabis in a fully controlled …

Police use drones to bust 3.55 acre of ganja fields in ASR district
2 months ago

Police use drones to bust 3.55 acre of ganja fields in ASR district

India Today  

The Alluri Sitarama Raju district police deployed drones to conduct an extensive anti-ganja operation on Monday, November 11, identifying and destroying 3.55 acres of cannabis plantations across 20 locations in Degalarai village, Solabham panchayat, and G Madugula Mandal in Andhra Pradesh. The targeted plantations were on varied land types, including 1.2 acre of patta land where four individuals were cultivating …

Hyderabad: Police seize drugs worth Rs 28L; four held
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Avocado added to list of alternative crops to check ganja cultivation in ASR district of Andhra Pradesh
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Avocado added to list of alternative crops to check ganja cultivation in ASR district of Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

ASR district officials have included avocado, a new variety of alternative crop, as part of efforts to check ganja cultivation in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly, the departments concerned have targeted to distribute 20 alternative crops including avocado in 10,290 acres of crop area in 11 mandals in the 2023-24 financial year. Visakhapatnam Range Deputy Inspector General Gopinath Jatti recently held a …

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

800 kg ganja confiscated in two major busts
6 months 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 …

Ganja peddling, consumption will be dealt with an iron fist, warns Andhra Pradesh DGP Dwaraka Tirumala Rao
6 months, 2 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 …

Alluri district destroys ganja cultivated in 64 acres
1 year, 1 month ago

Alluri district destroys ganja cultivated in 64 acres

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a two-day crackdown, the police in Alluri district have destroyed ganja cultivated on 64 acres of the agency area. During the present crackdown, the police filed cases against some individuals responsible for ganja cultivation in 64 acres of G Madugula mandal. “Highlighting the involvement of tribal communities in the EOB area, we conducted a special operation resulting in …

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 …

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 …

Marijuana use a common sight in Nacharam
2 years, 2 months 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 …

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 …

Ganja cultivation increases in rural areas of Telangana
2 years, 5 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 …

Maharashtra farmer seeks permission to cultivate ganja on his farm
3 years, 4 months ago

Maharashtra farmer seeks permission to cultivate ganja on his farm

Deccan Chronicle  

Pune: A farmer from Solapur in Maharashtra has approached the district administration seeking permission to grow ganja plants on his farm, saying the contraband fetches a good rate in market and claimed there is no fixed price for any agricultural produce. However, the district administration forwarded the farmer's application to police, who termed it as a "publicity stunt". Anil Patil, …

4-acre marijuana farm unearthed in Karnataka, 9,872 kg of ganja seized
4 years, 3 months ago

4-acre marijuana farm unearthed in Karnataka, 9,872 kg of ganja seized

India TV News  

The Karnataka Police has discovered a 4-acre Marijuana farm in Chitradurga district's Rampura. As per The News Minute's report, the Rampura Police had received a call from one of the locals and informed them that they had seen cannabis plant being cultivated in Vaderahalli, located in Molakalmuru taluk. The locals showed the police a four-acre plot nearby and the police …

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