In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, the Chinnachowk police in Kadapa arrested two ganja peddlers with interstate connections and seized 2 kilograms of ganja from their possession. The operation was part of an ongoing effort to dismantle local drug distribution networks in the region.
Arrests and Seizure
Kadapa Additional Superintendent of Police K Prakash Babu revealed that the arrests were the result of sustained surveillance on local drug distribution networks. Acting on a tip-off, an enforcement team led by Chinnachowk Circle Inspector B Ramakrishna Reddy intercepted the suspects during a targeted raid in the Prakash Nagar residential area. The arrested individuals have been identified as Katigandla Ramesh Babu (46) and Chilakala Chan Basha (37).
Modus Operandi
Investigation revealed that Ramesh Babu regularly traveled by train to the Odisha border to purchase bulk quantities of high-grade ganja from a wholesale supplier named Nagesh, based in Enuga Guda village. He then smuggled the contraband back to Kadapa to sell at premium rates to a network of local sub-dealers. Among his regular buyers were the co-accused, Chan Basha, Basha’s wife Subbamma (alias Pyari), and another local operative identified as Korrapati Ramesh Babu.
Legal Proceedings
The police have booked the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Following their formal arrest, the duo was produced in a local court and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. A wider investigation is currently underway to track down the source in Odisha and apprehend the remaining local distributors linked to the syndicate.
The police have urged the public to provide any information regarding drug peddling activities in the area, emphasizing the importance of community cooperation in combating the drug menace. Further updates on the case are expected as the investigation progresses.
