Couple arrested with 3 kg hashish bound for Sri Lanka in Chennai
The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested a Madurai-based couple near Chennai's Porur toll plaza and seized 3 kg of hashish allegedly bound for Sri Lanka. The woman, Sivagamasundari, was found to have links to deceased Sri Lankan gangster Angoda Lokka and a prior 2020 forgery case.
The NCB Chennai Zonal Unit intercepted Sivagamasundari and her husband
Gurumurthy, residents of Madurai, as they were about to board a bus near the
Porur toll plaza.[1]The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested the Madurai-based
couple on Monday near the Porur toll plaza.[1]Inquiry found that
Sivagamasundari had close links with Angoda Lokka, the deceased Sri Lankan
gangster and drug trafficker.[1][2]Sivagamasundari had earlier been arrested by
the CB-CID in a 2020 case over the alleged fabrication of identity and other
supporting documents for Lokka and facilitating his illegal stay in India.[1][2]
A subsequent search recovered 3 kg of hashish that was allegedly intended to be
trafficked to Sri Lanka.[1][2]The seized hashish was valued at around Rs 75
lakh.[1][2]Hashish is a concentrated form of cannabis resin containing the
psychoactive compound THC.[1]
Officers alleged the couple were attempting to smuggle the contraband to Sri
Lanka.[1]The NCB is now probing the source of the contraband, its intended
recipients and the network allegedly involved in its transnational trafficking.[1][2]
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The article says the arrest happened on Monday and was published on 25 August 2026, so 24 August 2026 is used as the incident date.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome were reported; the NCB investigation into the source, recipients and network was still under way.
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The same page reports a separate seizure of about 14.4 kg of suspected ganja from a Bangkok arrival at Chennai airport, a different event left out here.
The same page lists NCB Chennai year-to-date seizure and arrest totals, which are enforcement statistics left out of this single-event report.
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