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Police invoke PIT NDPS Act against ganja peddler

Police invoke PIT NDPS Act against ganja peddler

The Hindu10-05-2025
The NTR Commissionerate police invoked Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, 1988, against ganja peddler and smuggler Tummala Manoj. A resident of Satyanarayanapuram area in Vijayawada, Manoj had been smuggling ganja since 2011, and had been arrested many times, said the police in a release. The accused was arrested and sent to Rajamahendravaram Central Prison on Saturday, said NTR district In-charge Police Commissioner Sarvashreshta Tripathi.
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