Two smugglers held, 350 kg ganja seized

Vijayawada: The city task force police on Monday nabbed two persons on charges of transporting ganja and seized a vehicle and 350 kg ganja from their possession.

According to city task force ACP A Prasad, the two accused were transporting ganja illegally in Innova vehicle from Vizag to Chennai. On a tip-off, the task force team tried to intercept the vehicle near Pottipadu tollgate in Gannavaram mandal in the early hours of Monday.

But, the accused did not stop the vehicle and passed towards Ramavappadu and later turned the vehicle towards Bandar Road.  On the other hand, the task force police chased the Innova and managed to intercept it near Kanur village.

The irate smugglers dashed the police van with their vehicle and again tried to escape. But, the alert task force team overpowered them and nabbed the culprits. Task force circle inspector Gunaram, sub-inspector G Srinivas and others constables were present in the raid.