Videos of Andhra Pradesh police destroying 2 lakh kg of ganja have garnered much attention on social media with internet users wondering if the uniformed personnel or onlookers were ‘impacted’ by the fumes.
Telangana Prohibition and Excise department personnel, who have destroyed ganja in the past, say that the maximum precaution that they can take during such exercises is tying a piece of cloth such as handkerchief around their nose, or wearing a mask, and standing at a distance as the contraband is set aflame. None of those who participated in such destruction of ganja were impacted.
“Usually, we pour diesel on the ganja and set it on fire. The maximum effect, at times, was headache which lasted for some time,” say sources in the department.
