Excise officials arrest three with 40.5 kg ganja Bhadradri Kothagud district

Officials of the Prohibition and Excise Department seized 40.5 kg of dry ganja and arrested three persons in two separate cases during a vehicle check at Rangapuram in Palvancha mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Monday.

The contraband was recovered from a car and two motorcycles seized during a drive conducted on the instructions of Deputy Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Khammam Division, V. Somi Reddy, according to a press release.

The vehicles have been impounded and one of the arrested persons is a native of Odisha’s Malkangiri district. Further investigation is underway.

Published – 20 Jul 2026 22:03 IST