Four smugglers arrested in Visakhapatnam

During a press conference held on Monday, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ajitha Vejandala revealed details of the successful operation, which was initiated based on a credible tip-off. The raid resulted in the apprehension of four accused individuals, with three more suspects still at large.

The arrested smugglers, all from Vaishali in Bihar, have been identified as Dhanjay Kumar (23), a drug peddler, Praduman Ray (29), another peddler, Indradev Ray (39), a transporter, and Santosh Kumar (36), also a transporter. The suspects were taken into custody at 5:30 PM on December 1st and subsequently sent to judicial remand.

The Visakhapatnam police recovered an extensive haul of contraband, including 64 packets of Ganja weighing a total of 122.042 kilograms. The drugs were discovered in two boxes with courier labels addressed to Delhi, containing 20 packets of 2 kilograms each, and three yellow plastic bags with 44 additional packets and four mobile phones including three Android devices and one keypad phone.

The DCP stated that investigations are ongoing, with three more suspects – Shankar Pujari, Rajeswar, and Parvez are still to be apprehended.