Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) conducted a raid at a place in the outskirts of Vijayawada and seized about 731 kgs of marijuana or ganja (Cannabis), being smuggled from the Agency area of Alluri Sitharama Raju district and was transported to the neighbouring States. The seized ganja is said to be worth around ₹2.19 crores.
On a tip-off, the DRI team intercepted a lorry and recovered the cannabis (ganja) packets concealed in a specially fabricated chamber under the truck on November 7. The vehicle driver was arrested and produced in the court.
