Over 672 kg ganja, 23 tonnes of gutkha seized in West Zone districts in three months
Police in the West Zone of Tamil Nadu have seized significant quantities of narcotics and prohibited tobacco products over a three-month period. The operation targeted drug trafficking networks and resulted in the confiscation of ganja, synthetic drugs, and prescription tablets.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing regional efforts to combat the rising availability of synthetic drugs and illegal tobacco in India.
In a major crackdown on narcotics and prohibited tobacco products, the police seized 672.893 kg of ganja and 23.53 tonnes of gutkha from the eight West Zone districts in the past three months.
A total of 16,479 tablets of different prescription drugs, 586 gm of methamphetamine, 360 ml of cannabis oil, 9.86 kg of cannabis-infused toffees, 48 stamps of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), five cannabis plants, 130 gm of magic mushroom and 80 gm of cocaine were also seized during the police action from May 1 to July 25.
In July alone, 325.69 kg of ganja and 12.11 tonnes of prohibited tobacco products were seized from the eight districts, namely Coimbatore, the Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri.
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