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Crime
Ganja smuggling persists on Kakinada route in Andhra Pradesh
✍️ The New Indian Express
🗓 19 Sep 2026, 08:46 PM
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Law enforcement officials say cannabis trafficking along the Kakinada corridor in Andhra Pradesh remains unabated despite recent seizures.
Law enforcement sources said that the movement of cannabis through the Kakinada corridor in Andhra Pradesh continues unabated, even as recent operations have resulted in seizures of several consignments.
The coastal city of Kakinada serves as a key entry point, with smugglers reportedly using a mix of trucks, small fishing vessels and hidden compartments to transport the drug to inland markets.
Police officials confirmed that while a few shipments were intercepted in the past weeks, the overall flow has not slowed, prompting a scaling up of surveillance and checkpoint operations along the route.
State authorities have warned that the persistent smuggling threatens public order and are coordinating with central agencies to dismantle the networks involved.
The coastal city of Kakinada serves as a key entry point, with smugglers reportedly using a mix of trucks, small fishing vessels and hidden compartments to transport the drug to inland markets.
Police officials confirmed that while a few shipments were intercepted in the past weeks, the overall flow has not slowed, prompting a scaling up of surveillance and checkpoint operations along the route.
State authorities have warned that the persistent smuggling threatens public order and are coordinating with central agencies to dismantle the networks involved.