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Four held with 44 kg ganja at Egmore station

Three women and a man, who smuggled 44 kg ganja from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to southern districts in the State, were nabbed at Egmore railway station on Sunday night.

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Published:10th Sep, 2019 at 3:21 AM

Chennai

Based on a tip-off, organised crime unit inspector RV Jayanthi and her team tightened vigilance at Egmore station. They spotted a four-member gang that got down from a train coming from Andhra Pradesh and exiting the station in a suspicious way.

They were intercepted when they boarded an autorickshaw to CMBT, Koyambedu, and the package in their possession was searched.

The police found out that it was ganja leaves packed in 22 parcels, each weighing about 2 kg. The contraband was seized and all four were detained.

Interrogation revealed that they used to buy ganja from Andhra Pradesh and smuggle it to Theni and Tiruchy by train and bus. The accused were identified as V Fathima Saleem (66) of Tiruchy, V Ganesan (42) of Uthamapalayam, and S Sasikala (38) and K Pandiswari (35) of Theni. All four were remanded in judicialcustody on Monday. Further investigation is on.

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Four held with 44 kg ganja at Egmore station

Three women and a man, who smuggled 44 kg ganja from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to southern districts in the State, were nabbed at Egmore railway station on Sunday night.

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