Ganja Worth Rs. 16 Lakhs Seized In Kothagudem

Kothagudem/Hyderabad, Nov 5 (Maxim News):  Excise personnel seized Rs. 16 lakh worth of dry ganja being transported in a car at Morampalli Banjar in Burgampahad mandal in the district on Saturday late. 

Assistant Excise Superintendent Karamchand in a statement said the Hyderabad Task Force, Khammam AC Enforcement, Kothagudem district Task Force, and Bhadrachalam excise station officers and staff conducted vehicle checks at Morampalli Banjar based on a tip-off. 

While conducting vehicle checks a car was found moving suspiciously and when tried to stop it, its driver did not stop the vehicle, drove a short distance, hit a two-wheeler and an auto-rickshaw, and stopped on the side of the road. 

On inspection, 63.5 kg of ganja was found in the car. 

Two accused, Tulsiraman and Ganesh Kumar of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh were caught while another one Asaruthin of Tamil Nadu escaped.  They were transporting cannabis from the Andhra-Orissa border to Chittoor, he said.  (Maxim News)


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