Police in Ernavur, Chennai arrested a married couple for allegedly selling cannabis, known locally as ganja.[1] The couple were identified as 23-year-old Venkatesan and 21-year-old Yuvarani, residents of Moolakothalam in Vannarappettai in north Chennai.[1] According to the report, the pair had been selling ganja at the tsunami housing colony in Ernavur, where police arrested them on 4 November 2026.[1] Dinamalar published the report under its Chennai local news section on the evening of 4 November 2026, dating the arrest to that same day.[1]
Officers seized 1.2 kg of ganja from the couple at the time of the arrest, which police reported as the full quantity recovered in the operation.[1] Police said the couple had smuggled the ganja from the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh to Chennai by train.[1] Police said the couple then sold that smuggled ganja to young men around the Ernavur housing area.[1] After the arrest and seizure, police lodged both the husband and wife in jail.[1]
