Nine arrested as 170 kg of ganja bound for Sri Lanka seized near Vedaranyam
Police intercepted two cars at Pudupalli village near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district on 18 January 2022 and seized 170 kg of ganja packed in 85 bundles, arresting nine people. Investigators said the consignment had come from Andhra Pradesh and was to be smuggled to Sri Lanka.
🇮🇳 Pudupalli village near Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu · India
Police seized170 kg of ganja meant for smuggling to Sri Lanka near Vedaranyam,
55 km from Nagapattinam, and arrested nine people.[1]Nagapattinam district
superintendent of police G Jawahar said police had information that Sudhakar of
Pudupalli village near Vedaranyam was going to receive bundles of ganja from
Andhra Pradesh.[1]
Acting on the tip-off, a team led by sub-inspector Balamurugan kept watch at the
village.[1]The team noticed two cars at the village and intercepted them.[1]A search yielded 85 bundles carrying 2 kg each.[1]Officers seized the
170 kg of ganja and arrested the nine people, the district police chief said.[1]
Interrogation of the nine revealed the bundles were to be taken to Vedaranyam
and smuggled to Sri Lanka.[1]Jawahar said further investigation was under
way.[1]
The Hans India reported the same seizure of 170 kg near Vedaranyam, 55 km from
Nagapattinam, with nine people arrested, and identified the district police
chief as G Jawahar.[2]
The Hans India said the arrested nine disclosed during interrogation that the
bundles were intended to be taken to Vedaranyam and smuggled into Sri Lanka, and
that more inquiry was under way.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
9
Cannabis
170 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Smuggling
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
India → Sri Lanka
Sources
NDTVndtv.comGanja Bound For Sri Lanka Seized In Tamil Nadu, 9 Arrested
The reports say the check happened on the day of publication but give no separate calendar date for the operation; 18 January 2022 is used as the incident date.
Police gave no valuation for the 170 kg and did not say whether the nine people had been formally charged or produced before a magistrate.
Neither report names any of the nine arrested men except the suspect Sudhakar of Pudupalli, and no court outcome was reported.
No case number and no tally of property seized besides the ganja and two cars was published.
The photograph on the NDTV page is captioned a representational photo and The Hans India used a similar illustrative image, so no photo of this seizure could be listed.
The Hans India adds a paragraph about an unrelated Washermenpet investigation around a month earlier; it is a separate event and is left out.
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