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The Times of India
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2,432 ganja peddlers held across Tamil Nadu in one month

CHENNAI: In the past one month, 2,423 ganja peddlers were arrested across the state and 3,562 kgs of ganja seized from them, as part of the drive against ganja.

Police also seized 197 vehicles. 6,319 gutkha traders were also arrested and 44.9 tonnes of gutkha and 113 vehicles were seized from them.

Several bank accounts of traders and peddlers were frozen in the past month. In Dindigul district, accounts of ten ganja peddlers were frozen, while in Madurai and Theni- 29 accounts eight accounts were frozen.

The intelligence wing recorded the highest quantity of seizure-963 kgs, followed by railway police - 734 kgs. Chennai police have seized 186 kgs in the past month.

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