Sri Vijaya Puram | October 20, 2026
The Anti-Narcotics Police Station has registered a case beneath the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, after allegedly seizing 1.575 kg of ganja from a home at Kaju Basti, Dairy Farm, on October 16. A 35-year-old auto driver has been arrested in reference to the case.
According to the FIR, the Anti-Narcotics Police obtained credible data that an individual staying at his mother-in-law’s home in Kaju Basti was allegedly holding ganja on the market within the native market.
Following the knowledge, a police group carried out a search of the home within the presence of impartial witnesses. During the search, a white-and-blue polythene bag was allegedly discovered beneath a mattress. The bag contained two packets of suspected ganja, together with an digital weighing balance.
The FIR said {that a} preliminary examination utilizing a drug detection equipment confirmed the substance to be ganja. The seized contraband included roughly 545 grams in a cotton bag and 1.030 kg in a brown packet sealed with duct tape, taking the overall weight to 1.575 kg.
According to the FIR, the individual allegedly advised the police that he had introduced the ganja and stored it at his mother-in-law’s residence to keep away from suspicion. The home proprietor reportedly knowledgeable the police that the bag had been dropped at the home a few week earlier.
The police seized the contraband and the digital weighing balance within the presence of impartial witnesses. The accused was arrested on the spot beneath Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985.
The allegations are primarily based on the FIR, and the accused is presumed harmless until confirmed responsible in a courtroom of legislation.
