Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Police seize ganja in Bhadrachalam and Berhampur
The police in Bhadrachalam stopped a vehicle on Sunday evening and found 222.966 kilograms of ganja worth Rs 1.11 crore.
The four people in the vehicle were trying to take the ganja from Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra.
In a separate incident, the Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force in Berhampur caught two people trying to smuggle 17.5 kilograms of ganja hidden in cricket bats and school bags.
The two people were going from West Bengal to Kerala by train.
The police are investigating to find out where the ganja came from and who was supposed to receive it.
This year, the Bhadrachalam police have seized a lot of ganja, over 6,000 kilograms worth Rs 30 crore.
Bhadrachalam Police seized 222.966 kg of ganja worth Rs 1.11 crore from an Ashok Leyland vehicle.
The vehicle was intercepted around 7:20 pm on Sunday near Kunavaram.
Four accused were transporting the ganja from Sukumamidi in Andhra Pradesh to Solapur in Maharashtra.
Police have also booked the suppliers and intended receivers of the consignment.
In Berhampur, GRP and RPF seized 17.5 kg of ganja concealed in cricket bats and school bags, arresting two accused.
- Who
- Bhadrachalam Police, Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF)
- What
- Seized ganja worth Rs 1.11 crore in Bhadrachalam and 17.5 kg in Berhampur
- When
- Sunday evening and Monday
- Where
- Bhadrachalam and Berhampur
- Why
- To crack down on narcotics trafficking
Law Enforcement
Smugglers
Ganja Seizure
Law Enforcement
Police seized ganja to prevent illegal drug trafficking.
Smugglers
Smugglers attempted to transport ganja for illegal sale.
- Location 1
- Bhadrachalam
- Date 1
- Sunday evening
- Vehicle Type 1
- Ashok Leyland
- Ganja Weight 1
- 222.966 kg
- Ganja Value 1
- Rs 1.11 crore
- Number of Accused 1
- 4
- Origin of Ganja 1
- Sukumamidi, Andhra Pradesh
- Destination 1
- Solapur, Maharashtra
- Total Ganja Seized This Year 1
- 6,000 kg
- Total Ganja Value This Year 1
- Rs 30 crore
- Location 2
- Berhampur
- Date 2
- Monday
- Ganja Weight 2
- 17.5 kg
- Number of Accused 2
- 2
- Origin of Ganja 2
- Murshidabad, West Bengal
- Destination 2
- Kerala
- Concealment Method
- Plastic cricket bats and school bags
