Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Two Arrested With Ganja, Tapentadol Tablets In Bapatla
Police arrested two young men in Bapatla district.
They were allegedly using ganja at an abandoned hostel building.
The building was near Modukuru village in Chundur mandal.
Police said they found 430 grams of ganja and nine Tapentadol tablets.
The men were identified as Kambala Srinath Reddy and Movva Vamsi.
Police went to the building after receiving information about people consuming ganja there.
A court in Tenali sent both men to judicial custody for 14 days.
Police registered a case under laws dealing with narcotic and other controlled drugs.
Bapatla police arrested two 22-year-old men allegedly found consuming ganja.
Police seized 430 grams of ganja and nine Tapentadol tablets.
The men were detained at an abandoned hostel building near Modukuru village.
The accused were identified as Kambala Srinath Reddy and Movva Vamsi.
A case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
- Who
- Kambala Srinath Reddy and Movva Vamsi, both aged 22, were arrested by Bapatla police.
- What
- They were allegedly found consuming ganja, and police seized 430 grams of ganja and nine Tapentadol tablets.
- When
- The arrests were reported on Sunday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- An abandoned hostel building on the outskirts of Modukuru village in Chundur mandal, Bapatla.
- Why
- Police acted on information that people were consuming ganja at the building.
- Accused
- Kambala Srinath Reddy, 22, and Movva Vamsi, 22
- Seized ganja
- 430 grams
- Seized tablets
- Nine Tapentadol tablets
- Arrest location
- An abandoned hostel building near Modukuru village
- Court action
- Both accused were remanded to judicial custody for 14 days
- Case number
- Crime No. 57/2026 at Chundur police station
- Charges
- Sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and Section 18(c) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act