AP: Police Arrest Two With 145 kg of Ganja in Vizianagaram
3 Aug 2025 11:43 AM IST3 Aug 2025 11:43 AM IST
The accused were caught transporting ganja in a car when the L. Kota police intercepted them and seized 71 packets of ganja from them, weighing approximately 145 kgs.
The accused were caught transporting ganja in a car when the L. Kota police intercepted them and seized 71 packets of ganja from them, weighing approximately 145 kgs.
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh police have arrested two individuals from Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district who were trying to smuggle ganja (cannabis) from Odisha to Kerala. The accused were caught transporting ganja in a car when the L. Kota police intercepted them and seized 71 packets of ganja from them, weighing approximately 145 kgs.
The Police officials said, "Two individuals have been arrested while attempting to smuggle ganja from Odisha to Kerala. The arrests were made by the L. Kota police in the Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh."
District Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal, IPS, said, "The accused were caught transporting 145 kilograms of ganja in a Bolero vehicle. Acting on a tip-off, police set up a vehicle check at Goljam Junction on August 1st. During the inspection, they intercepted the Bolero vehicle, bearing registration number KL 10 P 9473, and recovered 71 packets containing ganja."
The two accused have been identified as Dambu Shiragam alias Krishna, a 21-year-old from Kudub village in Paduwa mandal, Koraput district of Odisha and Mohammed Shafiq, aged 36, from Husanagali village in Manjevaram mandal, Kasaragod district of Kerala.
As per investigations, the ganja was procured in Odisha by accused Dambu Shiragam and was being transported to Kerala on the instructions of another accused, Abubakar Siddique, also from Husanagali in Kerala. Police have launched a search to apprehend Siddique, who is currently absconding.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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