Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Ramagundam Police Destroy Ganja, Warn Strict Action Against Narcotics Network
In Ramagundam, a city in Telangana, India, the top police officer gave a serious warning.
He said people must not grow, carry, hide, or sell ganja.
Ganja is a plant used to make an illegal drug.
Police officers destroyed a big pile of ganja that they had taken from wrongdoers.
The pile weighed about 40 kilograms, which is very heavy.
It was worth almost 18 lakh rupees, which is a lot of money.
This ganja came from 81 different police cases.
Police teams are working together to find people who sell drugs.
Anyone caught doing this will face strict punishment.
The officer wants everyone to know that breaking these rules is very serious.
Ramagundam police commissioner Amber Kishore Jha warned of stringent action against those involved in the cultivation, transportation, storage and sale of ganja.
Ramagundam Police destroyed 40.173 kg of ganja valued at ₹17.9 lakh.
The destroyed ganja was seized in connection with 81 cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at various police stations.
Local police, the Special Drug Control Team and the Narcotics Wing are conducting joint operations to crack down on the illegal narcotics trade.
The commissioner said the state government was taking stringent measures to curb the cultivation, transportation, storage, distribution and sale of ganja and other narcotic substances.
- Who
- Ramagundam police commissioner Amber Kishore Jha and the Ramagundam Police, working with the Special Drug Control Team and the Narcotics Wing.
- What
- Destruction of 40.173 kg of seized ganja valued at ₹17.9 lakh and a warning of tough action against the ganja network.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Where
- Ramagundam, Telangana.
- Why
- To crack down on the illegal cultivation, transportation, storage, distribution and sale of ganja and other narcotic substances.
- Substance destroyed
- Ganja (cannabis)
- Quantity destroyed
- 40.173 kg
- Estimated value
- ₹17.9 lakh
- Cases registered
- 81 cases under the NDPS Act
- Warning issued by
- Police Commissioner Amber Kishore Jha
- Location
- Ramagundam, Telangana
- Enforcement bodies
- Local police, Special Drug Control Team, Narcotics Wing