Two persons were caught by Police for allegedly transporting 1200kg of ganja in Paderu

Visakhapatnam: In a major catch, the district police arrested two persons while they were allegedly transporting 1,200 kg of ganja in a lorry near Paderu area here in the district on Wednesday.

Though the ganja seized is estimated to be about 40 lakh in the Agency areas of Visakhapatnam district, it is expected to fetch over ?1 crore in some States.

According to the district police, the smugglers procured the ganja from interior parts of Jolaputtu in Munchingputtu mandal and were heading towards Paderu. A team led by Paderu Sub Inspector M. Sreenivas conducted a raid and searched the vehicle near Ambedkar Junction at Paderu.

In order to escape from the police, the smugglers were trying to shift the ganja under a load of turmeric bags, police said. Cases were booked and an investigation is on.