Police seize 72 kg of ganja, gutka in Vellore, Tirupattur

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Searches, using sniffer dogs, were held at public places such as railway station on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

In a special drive, the District Police in Vellore and Tirupattur have seized 72 kilograms of ganja and gukta in various public places and arrested six drug peddlers on Wednesday.

The police identified the arrested persons as Rajesh Kumar, 32, Ali Khan, 52, Suresh, 37, Akbar, 53, Harish, 35, and Balaraman, 65. They belonged to Vellore and Tirupattur.

Based on orders of Superintendent of Police N.U. Sivaraman and Akshay Anil Wakhare of Vellore and Tirupattur districts respectively, special teams were formed to conduct surprise checks at public places in these districts.

The police said sniffer dogs were also roped in during searches at railway stations, bus termini, and other public places during the day-long drive. The teams seized 35 kg of ganja and 37 kg of gukta in these two districts.

The police said most of the contraband were sourced from agents in Andhra Pradesh, for sale in industrial regions such as Ranipet, Sriperambadur, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Vellore and Cheyyar. Cases were registered and arrested persons were lodged in prison. A probe is under way.

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