₹80 lakh worth ganja destroyed at Anakapalli
Narcotics Control Bureau and state authorities in Andhra Pradesh destroyed over 767 kg of seized ganja and hashish oil. The operation is part of a broader government initiative to curb drug smuggling and protect youth from substance abuse.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing state-level enforcement efforts to combat the illegal drug trade and improve public health outcomes.
Officials from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the State government’s elite Anti-Narcotics Group for Law Enforcement (EAGLE) jointly destroyed about 767.5 kg of ganja and four litres of hashish oil at the Ramky Pharma City incineration plant at Thanam village in Parawada mandal of Anakapalli district, on Friday.
According to officials, the narcotic substances had been seized in six different cases from various parts of the State. The disposal process was carried out under the supervision of EAGLE Superintendent of Police G. Swaroopa Rani and NCB Zonal Director Pankaj Kumar Dwivedi, NCB Superintendent Rajan Kumar, and others.
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