VISAKHAPATNAM: A ganja-laden vehicle met with an accident at Pentapadu near Chintapalli town in Visakha agency area on Friday morning.
The vehicle was being chased by cops from the special enforcement bureau after it didn’t stop at the check-post. In a hurry to escape from the police, the driver lost control over the vehicle and hit a tree near near Pentapadu.
The ganja smugglers managed to escape from the spot by the times cops reached there, leaving around 180 kgs of ganja behind. The vehicle was damaged in the mishap.
Cops said there were three persons including the driver in the Tamil Nadu-registered vehicle with a fake AP number plate.
They are not sure if anyone was injured in the accident.
Cops suspect the ganja was procured from the interior pockets of Chintapalli and surrounding areas.