Vishakhapatnam: 2 held for smuggling 190 kg cannabis

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

• By: PTI
• Vishakhapatnam | July 16, 2016 07:17 PM IST
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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.

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