Thanjavur range Deputy Inspector General Ziaul Haque and Trichy range Deputy Inspector General M R Sibi Chakravarthi oversaw the court-ordered destruction of seized ganja near Thanjavur on Tuesday.[1] The stock destroyed near Thanjavur on Tuesday totalled around 451kg of ganja seized in 232 cases registered across nine districts.[1] The destruction initiative was taken as part of the ‘Drug-Free Tamil Nadu’ campaign.[1]
Officers incinerated the contraband at high temperature inside a private facility at Ayothipatti near Sengipatti.[1] The private facility at Ayothipatti near Sengipatti was used as the high-temperature incineration site for the seized stock.[1] The two range officers acted on the directions of central zone Inspector General of Police V Balakrishnan.[1] Police carried out the disposal following court orders for destruction of the seized ganja.[1] Other senior officers from the central zone were also present at the facility while the contraband was being incinerated.[1] A police photograph of the operation shows officials destroying the seized cannabis in the incinerator on Tuesday.[1]
