10-year jail term for 2 ganja smugglers in Anakapalle district

Visakhapatnam: The IX-additional district judge court in Chodavaram of Anakapalle district, on Monday, sentenced two persons, Vanthala Jayaram and Golluri Bheemaraju, to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for possession of 148 kg of marijuana in Sep 2016. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each convict.Anakapalle district police chief Tuhin Sinha said Chodavarm police seized 148 kg of dry cannabis and nabbed Jayaram and Bheemaraju when the duo was transporting the weed near Gowripatnam on Sep 2, 2016. The investigation revealed that the two people procured the weed from the tribal pockets to transport it to another place.The police registered a case against the smugglers and investigated it. The smugglers were charged under relevant sections of the NDPS Act. Police obtained a forensic report from the Regional Examination Laboratory to establish that the seized material is a narcotic substance, and a charge sheet was filed.