Police teams seize over 600 kg ganja and 16,000 kg of banned tobacco substances in central zone this year

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Published - June 01, 2026 08:46 pm IST - TIRUCHI Police teams in nine districts falling under the central zone had seized 698 kg of ganja this year and arrested 977 persons in this connection. The teams had confiscated 63 two-wheelers, a three-wheeler and four four-wheelers from the accused involved in the sale of ganja. A total of 797 cases were booked in nine districts with the highest number of 198 cases registered in Mayiladuthurai district followed by 142 cases in Thanjavur, 134 cases Tiruchi, 91 cases in Karur, 79 in Tiruvarur, 60 in Pudukottai, 41 in Nagapattinam, and 26 each in Perambalur and Ariyalur districts. Of those arrested, five hail from other States and 55 are from other districts. The teams had arrested 26 persons who had sold ganja in bulk quantities and sent them to judicial custody. Similarly, action was taken in nine districts against sale of banned tobacco substances leading to the seizure of 16,714 kg of banned gutkha this year. A total of 32 two-wheelers; two three-wheelers, and 33 four-wheelers were confiscated by the police teams in the central zone with the number of persons arrested being 1,390, including 35 from other States. The highest number of 356 cases booked in connection with the seizure of banned tobacco substances was in Tiruchi district followed by 245 in Mayiladuthurai district, 189 in Thanjavur, 136 in Tiruvarur, 110 cases in Karur, 68 in Perambalur, and 42 each in Ariyalur and Nagapattinam districts. The drives against the sale of banned tobacco substances would continue in the central zone, a police press release said. Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

Police teams seize over 600 kg ganja and 16,000 kg of banned tobacco substances in central zone this year

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