Archive · 16 Sep 2025
Visakhapatnam Police Adds Trained Dogs to Combat Ganja
The Visakhapatnam city police are getting help from some new furry friends!
Eight new dogs have finished their training and are now part of the team.
These dogs will help the police find drugs like ganja and make the city safer.
The city's Mayor helped build special homes for the dogs, and the police commissioner said these dogs will be important.
The dogs can also help with things like finding bombs and protecting important people.
The city is also installing more cameras to help keep people safe.
Visakhapatnam police now has 21 trained dogs in total.
Eight new dogs completed training and joined the squad.
The dogs are intended to help make the city ganja-free.
Kennels for the new dogs were built at a cost of Rs 18 lakh.
A dog named Lyka from Visakhapatnam finished first in the state training.
- Who
- Visakhapatnam City Police
- What
- Added eight trained dogs to the squad to combat ganja.
- When
- By the end of September
- Where
- Visakhapatnam
- Why
- To enhance ganja detection and improve security.
- City
- Visakhapatnam
- Police Commissioner
- Shankhabrata Bagchi
- Total Trained Dogs
- 21
- New Dogs Trained
- 8
- Kennels Cost
- Rs 18 lakh
- Mayor
- Peela Srinivasa Rao