Tirupati: Five youngsters arrested with 5 kg ganja near Chandragiri

TIRUPATI: Five youngsters involved in the illegal smuggling of prohibited

ganja

substances were arrested by the

Chandragiri

police near Tirupati on Tuesday.

The accused were identified as Tharun (25), Dileep Kumar (25), Gunasagar (21), Akhil Reddy (21) and Harsha (23). Police are on the lookout for four more youngsters who managed to evade arrests.

According to Chandragiri police, the five youngsters pursuing their degrees got addicted to ganja during the lockdown and later got involved in the illegal ganja trade.

The gang used to procure one kg of Ganja at Rs.5000 from

Bhimavaram

in

West Godavari

district and used to sell them to college students in 50 gram packets at the rate of Rs.500 each.

Chandragiri police have registered a case and are further investigating.