Overview
- The raid, based on credible intelligence, was led by Pedakakani circle inspector T.P. Narayana Swamy.
- About 4.8 kg was recovered from four alleged sellers and roughly 150 grams from ten consumers near a village primary health centre.
- A case was registered as Crime No. 3/2026 under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, and all accused were remanded to judicial custody.
- Police identified Mutyala Ramana Rao, also known as Rocky, as the suspected procurer said to source ganja from the Araku region.
- Over the past three months, the Sankalpam campaign recorded 41 ganja cases, seizures exceeding 68 kg, 188 arrests, and dozens of awareness programmes in educational institutions.