2,200 kg ganja seized during vehicle checking drive
The Hindu
Contraband worth over ₹ 3.31 crore was being transported from Kothagudem to Hyderabad
In one of the single biggest seizures of ganja in the district in recent times, the Chunchupalli police on Tuesday seized 22 quintals (2,200 kg) of ganja from a van during a vehicle checking drive at Brundavanam village in Chunchupalli mandal on Tuesday. The value of the seized contraband is estimated to be worth over ₹ 3.31 crore, police said. A police team found the huge quantity of ganja packed in polythene bags, concealed under empty vegetable trays in the van, upon searching the vehicle during a surprise check at Brundavanam village near Kothagudem. The police arrested the van driver identified as Shaik Mahaboob, of Toli Chowki, Hyderabad, and seized the contraband as well as the van. Police said the ganja was being transported from Chintoor, the Agency mandal in Andhra Pradesh, to Hyderabad.More Related News

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