Man arrested for peddling ganja in Tirupati district

Tirupati Police arrested a man for allegedly peddling ganja and seized 1,100 grams of contraband from his possession on Wednesday.

As part of the special drive initiated by Superintendent of Police (SP) L. Subbarayudu against the sale and consumption of ganja in the district, police personnel from Srikalahasti Rural police station conducted random checks at Akkurthi railway gate on Wednesday. They intercepted Barri Mohan Reddy, a native of Muchhuvolu village, and reportedly found ganja in his possession. Police seized ganja, a mobile phone and a motorcycle from him.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Mohan Reddy procured it from an individual named Seenu of Chatrapur in Odisha to be sold locally. A case under section 8(c) r/w 20(b) (ii) (B) of NDPS Act was registered in the Srikalahasti Rural police station and an investigation was launched into the case.

Meanwhile, the district police urged the public to dial ‘112’ to report persons dealing with narcotic substances in their vicinity.