News:2021-02-01/Trafficking/ganja-from-andhra-pradesh-being-sold-pan-india-and-in-sri-lanka

News record1 February 2021Trafficking

Ganja from Andhra Pradesh being sold pan-India and in Sri Lanka

The Narcotics Control Bureau confirmed that cannabis cultivated on the Andhra-Odisha border (AOB) is being distributed pan-India and smuggled to Sri Lanka. NCB officials stated that cannabis cultivation in India is "largely concentrated around the Maoist-affected Andhra-Odisha border," where inaccessible hilly forest terrain and Maoist insurgent presence make law enforcement interdiction difficult. Cannabis is sourced from AOB agency areas at Rs. 5,000–10,000/kg and sold to urban distributors at ten times the price. Distribution networks reach New Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Sri Lanka. The statement followed the arrest of four peddlers at Ghatkesar (Hyderabad) with 212 kg sourced from Andhra agency areas and Warangal, including a kingpin wanted in a prior 955 kg seizure.

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Date1 Feb 2021

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceAndhra Pradesh

Coordinates16.85, 80.87

Coordinates are approximate.

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2021-02-01 Trafficking Ganja from Andhra Pradesh being sold pan-India and in Sri Lanka The Narcotics Control Bureau confirmed that cannabis cultivated on the Andhra-Odisha border (AOB) is being distributed pan-India and smuggled to Sri Lanka. NCB officials stated that cannabis cultivation in India is "largely concentrated around the Maoist-affected Andhra-Odisha border," where inaccessible hilly forest terrain and Maoist insurgent presence make law enforcement interdiction difficult. Cannabis is sourced from AOB agency areas at Rs. 5,000–10,000/kg and sold to urban distributors at ten times the price. Distribution networks reach New Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Sri Lanka. The statement followed the arrest of four peddlers at Ghatkesar (Hyderabad) with 212 kg sourced from Andhra agency areas and Warangal, including a kingpin wanted in a prior 955 kg seizure. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/ganja-from-aob-being-sold-pan-india-and-in-sri-lanka/articleshow/80618995.cms India https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-80626364,width-1070,height-580,imgsize-113040,resizemode-75,overlay-toi sw,pt-32,y pad-40/photo.jpg Andhra Pradesh 16° 51' 0.00" N, 80° 52' 12.00" E jurisdiction centre