7 held as drone raid seizes 1.5 kg ganja in Tiruvannamalai
Police arrested seven people, including three women, after drone-camera searches in Tiruvannamalai seized about 1,500 grams of ganja. More than 100 officers led by SP Udayakumar searched houses and crematorium grounds ahead of the Karthigai Deepam festival.
🇮🇳 Kalnagar, Samuthiram Nagar and other areas, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu · India
Arrested
7
Cannabis
1.5 kg
Police in Tiruvannamalai arrested seven people, including three women, and were
continuing questioning over alleged ganja and intoxicant sales.[1]More than
100 police officers led by SP (Superintendent of Police) Udayakumar joined
sudden surprise searches in areas suspected of storing ganja and intoxicants in
houses for sale.[1]Officers used drone cameras to search Kalnagar, Samuthiram
Nagar, Manalurpet Road, Poomanthakulam and several other places in and around
Tiruvannamalai.[1]
In houses and crematorium-ground hiding places, officers seized about 1,500
grams (1.5 kg) of ganja, the Tamil term for cannabis.[1]Officers also seized
200 liquor bottles that had been stored for sale on the black market.[1]
Police said the drone-assisted searches were part of work to control ganja and
intoxicant sales in Tiruvannamalai.[1]The famous Karthigai Deepam festival
would soon be held in Tiruvannamalai, and security arrangements were being
intensified for it.[1]Police were carrying out sudden checks in
Tiruvannamalai and surrounding areas while monitoring the activities of old
offenders.[1]
The article says the raid happened 'yesterday' relative to its 4 November 2026 publication, so 3 November 2026 is used as the incident date, not a separately stated event date.
No names, ages, charges or court outcome were reported; police questioning was said to be continuing.
No cannabis value, laboratory weight or packaging detail was published beyond about 1,500 grams.
The 200 liquor bottles reported alongside the ganja are a non-cannabis seizure and are excluded from cannabis figures.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in Tamil and English.
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