Gudur police in Mahabubabad district arrested two people who were transporting dried ganja in a car and seized 27.6 kg of the drug from them.[1] Police valued the seized ganja at about Rs 13.82 lakh.[1] Officers also seized the Maruti car used to carry the ganja and two mobile phones.[1]

On the morning of 5 November, Gudur Sub-Inspector Chirra Ramesh Babu and his staff ran vehicle checks at the Kobal Thanda crossroad.[1] They stopped a Maruti car and found 27.6 kg of dried ganja in its boot.[1] Questioning showed the two had collected the ganja from the Chintoor area of Andhra Pradesh and were taking it to be handed to a person in Hyderabad.[1] Janavaani reported that Gudur police were checking vehicles on Thursday when a white Maruti car with the registration TS 21 T 7453 carrying a man and a woman caught their attention.[2]

Police arrested a woman from Bhupathipet village in Gudur mandal, 36, and a man from Aminabad village in Chennaraopet mandal of Warangal district, 24, in the case.[2] A case was registered against them and further investigation began.[1] Janavaani reported that police were making arrangements to produce the two before a court.[2]

Police warned of strict action over the transport, sale, purchase, use and storage of ganja and asked the public to give Gudur police information about such activity.[1] They said informants’ identities would be kept confidential and that a suitable cash reward would be paid.[1]