Vishakhapatnam: 2 held for smuggling 190 kg cannabis

The cannabis was procured from remote areas under Chintapalle village. (Representational image)

Two persons were arrested on Saturday for allegedly smuggling 190 kg of dry cannabis in an ambulance in Vishakhapatnam, excise officials said.

Accused M Venkatraju and G Adinarayana were apprehended by officials of the Prohibition and Excise department while they were transporting the contraband in an ambulance belonging to a primary healthcare centre, Narsipatnam Excise Inspector BVG Raju said.
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The cannabis was procured from remote areas under Chintapalle village, he said.

A case under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered, Raju said.