80 kg of ganja seized at Maredumilli; two arrested
Maredumilli police seized 80 kg of ganja at Vetukuru Junction and arrested two men from Odisha, seizing an auto and a two-wheeler used for transport. The accused were produced before the Rampachodavaram court and sent to judicial remand.
🇮🇳 Vetukuru Junction, Maredumilli, Alluri Sitharama Raju district · India
Maredumilli sub-inspector K. Srinivas and staff conducted vehicle checks at
Vetukuru Junction on the outskirts of Maredumilli.[1]They detained two people
moving suspiciously, questioned and searched them, and found 80 kg of ganja in
their possession.[1]
Maredumilli police seized the 80 kg of ganja.[1]Police arrested the two
accused and seized from them an auto and a two-wheeler used for the transport
along with the ganja.[1]
Police identified the accused as Ajay Kumar Sanya of Malkangiri district in
Odisha and Rajendra Harijan of Koraput district.[1]They were then produced
before the Rampachodavaram court and sent to judicial remand.[1]
Maredumilli circle inspector B. Narasimhamurthy is investigating the case.[1]Police said more accused connected with the illegal ganja transport still had to
be arrested.[1]
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