300 kg of marijuana intended for Sri Lanka found, 8 people detained

Eight persons have been taken into custody by Tamil Nadu police, and 300 kg of ganja that was intended to be shipped by boat to Sri Lanka has been found in the Nagapattinam district, authorities said on Thursday. 300 kg of ganja that were being smuggled to Sri Lanka via the ocean were found by police in the Nagapattinam district on Wednesday, according to officials. The ganja was brought from the Andhra-Odisha border.

He said that the total value of today’s seizure stands at 55 lakhs, with about 30 lakhs worth of Ganja products weighing 300 kg and the remaining 25 lakhs worth of vehicles that were seized, including the two four-wheelers.
According to the police official, this incident is similar to an incident that happened two months ago in September when the police seized 300 kg of ganja from the same border, which was intended to be smuggled to Sri Lanka.

Sagarika Gautam

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