Rs 3 lakh worth ganja seized from Tirmala bound RTC bus

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 17:37 [IST]

Tirupati, Mar 13 (UNI) Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Vigilance officials seized ganja worth Rs three lakh from a Tirumala-bound RTC bus at Alipiri checkpost (foot hills of Tirumala) yesterday.

The officials said the ganja weighing three kg stacked in a gunny bag was found during routine check in the Tirupati-Tirumala shuttle bus at Alipiri.

Three persons suspected to be in the illegal transportation were secured and handed over to the excise officials for further investigation, they added.

UNI

Topics: CRIME-AP-GANJA

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