Ganja chocolate smuggler arrested in Vijayawada
Vijayawada GRP Circle Inspector J.V. Ramana said that Subhash was transporting chocolates made of Cannabis (ganja), weighing about 445 grams.
The team led by Elite Anti-Narcotics Group for Law Enforcement (EAGLE) head and IGP Ake Ravi Krishna arrested the accused and seized the ganja chocolates on Thursday.
During questioning, the accused reportedly admitted that he was smuggling the chocolates, also known as 'Bung' in local parlance (in Bihar), to Chennai. Subhash, a native of Badia village in Darbanga district, was running a tea stall in Chennai.
The accused was produced in the court and the case is under investigation, Mr. Ramana told The Hindu on Saturday.
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