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Four arrested, nearly 190 kg of ganja seized during crackdown in A.P.
The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition and Excise Department arrested four individuals and seized nearly 190 kg of dry ganja in two major operations over the past two days.
These raids are part of an intensified, intelligence-driven enforcement campaign led by Excise Secretary Mukesh Kumar Meena, with close coordination from Commissioner Nishant Kumar and Enforcement Director Rahul Dev Sharma.
Mr. Nishant Kumar on Wednesday (July 2) said that in Alluri Sitarama Raju district, the Excise Task Force intercepted a smuggling attempt near Indukurupeta village in Devipatnam mandal. The officials seized 180 kg of dry ganja from an autorickshaw and arrested two suspects—Galla Raviteja and Chella Narasimha Rao alias Chinna—believed to be part of a larger interState network. Mobile phones linked to the operation were also confiscated.
In a separate bust in Guntur town, Excise officials apprehended two Telangana natives, Guguloth Yakanna and Bhukya Bharathi, near the Government General Hospital. They were found in possession of 8.76 kg of ganja, allegedly supplied by a Khammam-based dealer named Siva.
