The Bapatla district police arrested 16 accused, seized 25 kg of ganja worth ₹2,50,000 along with ₹20,000 in cash, eight cell phones and a vehicle used for illegal transportation of the contraband, on Monday.
Bapatla Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal, addressing a press conference, said that they will open a suspect sheet on the accused persons arrested in ganja smuggling and trading cases.
Bapatla Rural Circle Inspector Venugopal Reddy said that they arrested 16 out of 18 accused and the remaining persons will be arrested shortly.