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Chittoor territory constabulary connected Wednesday arrested 2 inter-State operatives reportedly progressive successful ganja trafficking and seized 39.6 kg of the contraband, an SUV, mobile phones, and fake registration fig plates.
The accused were identified arsenic Dikshit Sukrit (22) of Malkangiri territory and Muralidhar Buradi (33) of Koraput territory successful Odisha. Acting connected reliable information, a constabulary squad conducted conveyance checks adjacent Varigapalli Junction successful Yadamari mandal connected the outskirts of Chittoor and intercepted an SUV connected its mode to Bengaluru.
During inspection, the constabulary teams seized ganja stocks concealed successful specially fabricated concealed compartments wrong the vehicle. The contraband had allegedly been purchased successful Odisha and was being transported done Andhra Pradesh for transportation successful Karnataka, the constabulary said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police J. Venkatanarayana told the media that the seized ganja was estimated astatine ₹11.88 lakh, portion the confiscated SUV is valued astatine astir ₹5 lakh.
The constabulary registered a lawsuit nether the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and launched further investigation, too forming a peculiar squad to way down different members of the gang.
