Woman held for peddling ganja

VIJAYAWADA: A woman was arrested by Nuzvid excise police for selling

ganja

on Tuesday.

She was identified as

Kurakula Durga

, (60) a native of

Prakash Nagar

in Vijayawada. The cops came to know that she was supplying ganja to the students in Nuzvid, Musunuru areas after they nabbed one of her client. Speaking to TOI, excise inspector of Nuzvid, J Srinivas said they identified two ganja consumers on Monday and chased them. While one of them managed to escape the other one was caught by the excise police. He revealed to the police that he was buying ganja from Durga.

Following the information, the excise police identified Durga on Tuesday and arrested her. Twenty six kg of ganja was seized from her.

It was also revealed that she was an habitual offender with three pending cases. Srinivas said Durga used to supply the contraband to middlemen like watchmen, security guards and pan shops in Nuzvid, Musunuru and Agiripalle areas who targeted students of professional colleges.