Hans News Service Bhadrachalam

ExciseEnforcement officials seized 11.6 kg of dry ganja during vehicle checks near a sand reach on the Kunavaram –Bhadrachalam road on Wednesday. Two persons were apprehended in connection with the seizure.

The team, led by Excise Enforcement Sub-Inspector CH Srihari Rao, intercepted a suspicious Pulsar NS 200 motorcycle during vehicle checks and recovered 11.6 kg of dry ganja from it.

The accused were identified as Kalva Venkatesh and Koduru Suresh, both residents of Bharat Nagar in Siddipet district. They were allegedly transporting the ganja from Malkangiri to Siddipet when they were intercepted.

The seized ganja, motorcycle and mobile phone were handed over to the Bhadrachalam Excise Station for further investigation.