Police seize ganja worth ₹2.5 lakh in Chittoor, two held

Police reportedly seized ganja worthy ₹2.5 lakh and arrested 2 persons arsenic portion of intensified surveillance to forestall cause cases successful Chittoor territory connected Sunday.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Dudi formed peculiar parties to show the suspected question of drugs done the captious transit routes towards Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Based connected circumstantial information, a squad led by Deputy SP T. Sainath and Chittoor I Town Inspector M. Maheshwara Rao conducted checks astir 12.30 p.m. astatine a vacant tract down the APSRTC autobus stand.

The constabulary detained a woman, Bujji (27), and a man, Kakari Shivateja (25), who were reportedly recovered moving suspiciously successful the area. A hunt led to the seizure of 6.2 kg of ganja and 5 mobile phones from their possession. The contraband was estimated to beryllium worthy astir ₹2.5 lakh. The duo was sent to remand.