Talk:News:2026-10-03/Trafficking/kalimela-police-seize-about-300-kg-of-ganja-hidden-in-forest-near-venkatapalam-in-malkangiri
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Dating
The report does not give the date of the search. The stored date is the date of the case registration, 3 October 2026, which the report gives.
Quantities
The report gives the quantity as "3 quintals", which this news item gives as about 300 kg.
Category
The ganja had already been harvested and was being stored for onward movement, so this news item is filed as trafficking and not as the destruction of a crop.
Map pin
Venkatapalam could not be matched in a gazetteer. The pin is at the middle of the Kalimela police station's jurisdiction, within which the report places the forest.
Place
The report spells the village both "Venkatapallam" and "Venkatapalam". This news item uses "Venkatapalam".
These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 21:47, 4 October 2026 (+07)