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    11 kg ganja seized from Bengal man, Andhra woman in Chennai

    Police detained a man, Kasim Sheik (40), on suspicion, and upon checking his bag, they found 6 kg of ganja in it. The accused is from Murshidabad in West Bengal and had sourced the ganja from there, police said.

    11 kg ganja seized from Bengal man, Andhra woman in Chennai
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    CHENNAI: City Police has seized 11 kg of ganja from two persons including a woman in separate cases in the last two days, as part of the 'Drive Against Drugs' campaign.

    In one incident on Thursday, the Triplicane PEW (Prohibition Enforcement Wing) had received a tip-off about the sale of ganja near Moore Market complex in Periamet after which police mounted vigil.

    Police detained a man, Kasim Sheik (40), on suspicion, and upon checking his bag, they found 6 kg of ganja in it. The accused is from Murshidabad in West Bengal and had sourced the ganja from there, police said.

    In another incident on Friday, Adyar PEW personnel arrested a woman near Velachery Railway Station based on a tip-off. The arrested person was identified as Yathagiri Lakshmi (49) of Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Police recovered 5 kg of ganja from her.

    Both the accused were produced before a magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.

    DTNEXT Bureau
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