Excise officials seize 440 kg dry ganja valued at Rs 40 lakh

Andhra Pradesh's prohibition and excise sleuths seized 440 kg of dry ganja, valued at Rs 40 lakh and arrested a smuggler transporting the contraband in a van, near Dorala Gottigota area under G Madugula mandal in the Vizag agency today.
According to Deputy Excise Commissioner of Visakhapatnam, M Satyanarayana, the arrested smuggler was identified as M Jeevan, a native of Warangal in Telangana state and the ganja-laden van was heading towards Hyderabad from G Madugula.
The excise officer said that Jeevan, with the support of a few local ganja traders, procured the contraband from parts of G Madugula. The contraband in the van was covered with bags of rice bran to mislead enforcement squads.

Acting on a tip-off, excise sleuths intercepted the vehicle and seized the contraband.
"We are investigating the case to nab some more accused in the trade," the commissioner said.