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|date=2022-02-17
|category=Trafficking
|title=250 kg of ganja packets bound for Sri Lanka seized in Thanjavur, 14 held
|summary=A Thanjavur police special team intercepted a mini-lorry carrying 250 kg of cannabis concealed inside thermal power plant equipment from Bihar. Fourteen suspects were arrested — 11 from Tamil Nadu, 3 from Andhra Pradesh. The investigation revealed the full supply chain: cannabis sourced at Rs. 3,000/kg in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), transported into Tamil Nadu via Vellore, and dispatched by boat from coastal points at Vedaranyam (Nagapattinam) and Jambuvanodai (Tiruvarur) to Sri Lanka. Intermediaries paid Rs. 20,000/kg; Sri Lankan retail price was Rs. 50,000/kg. The total seizure including vehicles was valued at Rs. 2 crore.
|source=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/Feb/17/250-kg-of-ganja-packets-bound-for-sri-lanka-seized-in-thanjavur-14-held-2420525.html
|country=India
|admin1=Tamil Nadu
|admin2=Thanjavur District
|locality=Thanjavur
|coordinates=10.79, 79.14
|agency=Thanjavur Police
}}
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[[Has event date::2022-02-17]]
[[Has event category::Trafficking]]
[[Has event headline::250 kg of ganja packets bound for Sri Lanka seized in Thanjavur, 14 held]]
[[Has event summary::A Thanjavur police special team intercepted a mini-lorry carrying 250 kg of cannabis concealed inside thermal power plant equipment from Bihar. Fourteen suspects were arrested — 11 from Tamil Nadu, 3 from Andhra Pradesh. The investigation revealed the full supply chain: cannabis sourced at Rs. 3,000/kg in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), transported into Tamil Nadu via Vellore, and dispatched by boat from coastal points at Vedaranyam (Nagapattinam) and Jambuvanodai (Tiruvarur) to Sri Lanka. Intermediaries paid Rs. 20,000/kg; Sri Lankan retail price was Rs. 50,000/kg. The total seizure including vehicles was valued at Rs. 2 crore.]]
[[Has source URL::https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/Feb/17/250-kg-of-ganja-packets-bound-for-sri-lanka-seized-in-thanjavur-14-held-2420525.html]]
[[Has country::India]]
[[Has admin subdivision 1::Tamil Nadu]]
[[Has admin subdivision 2::Thanjavur District]]
[[Has locality::Thanjavur]]
[[Has event coordinates::10.79, 79.14]]
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