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A 44-year-old lorry operator and his accomplice were arrested by Paradarami constabulary astatine constabulary checkpost on the Tamil Nadu - Andhra Pradesh borderline adjacent Gudiyatham municipality successful Vellore connected Wednesday for smuggling 75 kg of ganja that is estimated astir ₹20 lakh.
Police said the arrested persons were identified arsenic lorry operator K. Venkatesan (44), a autochthonal of Tirupattur, and his accomplice B. Prakash (35), a nonmigratory of Tiruvannamalai.
Initial enquiry revealed that Superintendent of Police (SP), A. Mayilvaganan has formed peculiar teams to forestall smuggling and merchantability of ganja successful the district. During a conveyance cheque astatine the constabulary cheque station connected the borderline village, the peculiar constabulary squad stopped a lorry and checked it.
Police recovered bundles of ganja that were wrapped with integrative sheets. The contraband was concealed nether the driver’s seat. The lorry was coming from Chittoor territory successful A.P.
During interrogation, the lorry operator Venkatesan told constabulary that they were attempting to smuggle ganja to Tier-II cities similar Coimbatore, Trichy and Madurai. Subsequently, the duo was arrested. The ganja and the conveyance that was utilized for transport were impounded. A lawsuit was registered. A probe is underway.
