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35 kg of ganja seized

Staff Reporter

NIB CID police teams conduct checks

CHENNAI: Sleuths of Narcotics Intelligence Bureau, Criminal Investigation Department, (NIB CID) seized 35 kg of dry ganja in a check conducted in the last two days.

Seven persons including two women were arrested in this connection.

According to NIB CID police, nine teams conducted checks on Friday in various parts of the city — Adambakkam, Chromepet, Ice House, Koyambedu, Pallavaram, Parrys Corner, Pulianthope, T.P. Chatram and Vyasarpadi areas — resulting in the arrest of five persons. Police identified them as Subramani (42) of T.P. Chatram, Srinivasan (26) of Adambakkam, Ravi (40) of Kodungaiyur, Parthiban (20) of Ice House and Shanmugam (29) of Vyasarpadi. About 8 kg of dry ganja was seized from them.

On Saturday, three police teams conducted checks in Central and Egmore railway stations and also at the Koyambedu bus terminus. The raid was conducted following information that ganja was being smuggled into the city from Andhra Pradesh by road and train, NIB CID officials said.

At Koyambedu, police arrested one Usha (35) of Namakkam and claimed that 25 kg of ganja was seized from her. It was valued at Rs. 5 lakhs, the police said. At Egmore railway station, they arrested one Seeniammal and arrested seized 2 kg of the ganja from her.

A senior officer said in the last four months 443 cases were registered relating to narcotics peddling. About 1,350 kg of ganja was seized and they also destroyed ganja plants in the districts, which weighed up to 14,762 kg. They also seized a dozen vehicles including four cars and five motorcycles, used by the drug peddlers.

Arrack sachets seized

While conducting a check for narcotic substances at the Central Railway station, the police seized 2,100 arrack sachets, smuggled from Karnataka. They arrested Ayyappan, Jothi and Velu of Old Washermanpet. The value of the seized contraband was Rs. 10 lakhs. Police said the case was handed over to officials of the city Prohibition Enforcement Wing.

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