Bapatla July 15: The police arrested 26 interstate ganja smugglers and seized 55 KGs of ganja worth Rs 6 lakh from them. The police also seized the car which the ganja smugglers used for smuggling.
Addressing a press conference here Saturday the SP Vakul Jindal said that ganja is brought from Odisha through tribal people. The ganja is delivered to a broker in Alluri Sitarama Raju district who sells the same to peddlers. The SP said that during the year 2023, 146 ganja smugglers have been arrested and 35 cases have been registered against them. Suspect sheet was opened against 156 people who resorted to ganja smuggling.
SP Vakul Jindal said that the Preventive Detention Act (PD Act) has been invoked against four offenders who were involved in ganja cases repeatedly.
The SP said that the police officials are organizing ‘Sankalpam’ programme to sensitize the college students on the ill effects of ganja consumption, adding that 315 flexi banners were erected at various places creating awareness on the ill effects of ganja.
