900 kgs of ganja seized in Vizag district; 6 arrested

Authorities in Andhra Pradesht today seized 900 kgs of ganja in two separate incidents and arrested six persons.
The seizures were made by personnel from Prohibition and Excise department and police in this district of the State, officials said.
In the first case, police and Excise Department personnel seized 200 kgs of ganja and arrested four drug peddlers, who were travelling in a car, in Nellimetta area under Narsipatnam mandal, they said.
However, three other persons, including the car driver and owner of the vehicle fled from the scene.
Excise Inspector M Jaganmohan Rao said the car was intercepted after receiving a tip-off that contraband was being smuggled in it.

Similarly, police confiscated 700 kgs of the green drug in Koyyuru area and nabbed two persons, who were in a mini-truck, they added.