Nellore: Nawabpet police arrested a lady and seized 25 kg of ganja on Sunday, as a part of the district’s intensified drive to make Nellore drug-free. Officials additionally suspect her involvement within the homicide of social employee Penchalaiah, who was campaigning in opposition to medicine and was killed at Kallurpalli on Saturday.
Police mentioned the raid was carried out on November 29 at round 9 p.m. in Kinnera Prasad Layout, the place officers discovered the contraband saved for unlawful transportation. The seizure was made within the presence of a Tahsildar.
The accused, Arava Kamakshi (31) of Ahmed Nagar, Nellore, was arrested and a case registered beneath the NDPS Act, 1985 at Nawabpet Police Station.
The operation was carried out beneath the supervision of SP Dr Ajita Vejendla, extra SP (Admin) C.H. Soujanya, and Nellore in-charge DSP M. Giridhar Rao. Nawabpet CI G. Venugopal Reddy, Nellore Rural CI G. Venu, SI Ok. Shivaiah and different personnel participated.
The SP appreciated the group for his or her swift and efficient motion.
