News:2025-12-29/Trafficking/how-a-bengaluru-woman-techie-became-lady-don-running-major-ganja-trafficking-racket-to-sri-lanka

News record29 December 2025Trafficking

How a Bengaluru woman techie became 'Lady Don' running major ganja trafficking racket to Sri Lanka

Anakapalli district police arrested eight people including a Bengaluru-based software engineer for operating an inter-state cannabis trafficking network linked to Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. The operation was headed by Renuka and associate Surya Kailasa, who rented a house in Narsipatnam to source cannabis from tribal areas in Balimela and Chitrakonda on the Odisha border. The network included operatives from Bengaluru and Coimbatore managing logistics and expansion. Consignments were transported to Tamil Nadu via Rajapalayam highway junction, broken into smaller packets, and pushed to Sri Lanka through local smuggling networks. Police seized 74 kg of cannabis, a car, and two bikes near Suryakailasa. Officials described it as the first major case of ganja being smuggled to Sri Lanka from the AOB region via this route.

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Date29 Dec 2025

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceAndhra Pradesh

District / areaAnakapalli District

LocalityNathavaram

Growing regionEastern Ghats

AgencyAnakapalli Police

Coordinates17.65, 82.55

Coordinates are approximate.

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2025-12-29 Trafficking How a Bengaluru woman techie became 'Lady Don' running major ganja trafficking racket to Sri Lanka Anakapalli district police arrested eight people including a Bengaluru-based software engineer for operating an inter-state cannabis trafficking network linked to Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. The operation was headed by Renuka and associate Surya Kailasa, who rented a house in Narsipatnam to source cannabis from tribal areas in Balimela and Chitrakonda on the Odisha border. The network included operatives from Bengaluru and Coimbatore managing logistics and expansion. Consignments were transported to Tamil Nadu via Rajapalayam highway junction, broken into smaller packets, and pushed to Sri Lanka through local smuggling networks. Police seized 74 kg of cannabis, a car, and two bikes near Suryakailasa. Officials described it as the first major case of ganja being smuggled to Sri Lanka from the AOB region via this route. https://www.timesnownews.com/bengaluru/how-a-bengaluru-woman-techie-became-lady-don-running-major-ganja-trafficking-racket-to-sri-lanka-article-153364371 India Andhra Pradesh Anakapalli District Nathavaram 17° 39' 0.00" N, 82° 33' 0.00" E Eastern Ghats Anakapalli Police