174 kg of seized ganja burned at Pappankulam, Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli Range police burned 174.054 kg of ganja seized in 124 cases at a private facility in Pappankulam, Nanguneri, on 3 November 2026. Range DIG R. Thirunavukkarasu led the disposal in the presence of district SP Visvesh B. Shastri and other officers.
🇮🇳 Pappankulam, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli · India
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Cannabis
174.054 kg
On Tuesday 3 November 2026, Tirunelveli Range police burned about 174 kg of
seizedganja at a private facility near Nanguneri in southern Tamil Nadu.[1][2]The destroyed stock weighed 174.054 kg and had been seized across 124 separate
cases.[3][2]Officers carried out the burning at a private company in
Pappankulam, within the Nanguneri police subdivision, in the presence of senior
officers.[3]They destroyed the accumulated ganja by setting it on fire under
official supervision.[1]Range Deputy Inspector General R. Thirunavukkarasu,
the range-level police chief, led the disposal operation.[3][2]Tirunelveli
district Superintendent of Police Visvesh B. Shastri, the district police chief,
attended together with other police officers.[3][2]
The destroyed substance was ganja, a cannabis product.[3]The destroyed stock
came from 124 accumulated cases held for disposal.[1]
Range police said they continue to work intensively to prevent the trafficking
and sale of narcotic drugs.[3]They said they also continue to destroy seized
narcotic drugs in accordance with the law.[3]
Photos and video
Police burning of the 174.05 kg of seized ganja at Pappankulam in the presence of the Tirunelveli Range DIG. Source: Daily Thanthi
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