Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Three Arrested, Two Minors Detained in Ganja Trafficking Case
In Andhra Pradesh, police arrested three adults and detained two teenagers for carrying ganja.
They were caught with 3.7 kilograms of the drug.
The group had been selling ganja for about a year, getting it from a supplier in Odisha.
The police found out and stopped them near a bridge.
The adults and the minors knew each other from school and their villages.
The police have started legal action against them.
Three adults and two minors were arrested and detained in Palasa, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, for trafficking 3.7 kilograms of ganja.
The accused were apprehended while carrying the contraband from Brahmanatarla village towards Kambrigam bridge.
The group had been operating a small-scale trafficking network for about one year, procuring ganja from Berhampur, Odisha.
The accused are neighbors and former schoolmates from nearby villages.
A case has been registered under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(c) of the NDPS Act.
- Who
- Sahu Anand (21), Behara Ramesh (19), Pappu (from Berhampur, Odisha), and two 16-year-old juveniles
- What
- Arrest and detention in a ganja trafficking case
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Palasa, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- For allegedly trafficking 3.7 kilograms of ganja
- Location
- Palasa, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh
- Arrested Individuals
- Sahu Anand (21), Behara Ramesh (19), Pappu (from Berhampur, Odisha)
- Detained Minors
- Two 16-year-old juveniles
- Ganja Seized
- 3.7 kilograms
- Duration of Operation
- Approximately one year
- Legal Action
- Case registered under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) read with 8(c) of the NDPS Act
