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'Helluva party for locals': Internet lit with memes as news of police burning 14000 kg ganja goes viral
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Andhra Pradesh (AP) Police on Monday burnt 14,000 kg of ganja seized in various cases during the last 30 years, in the presence of Vijayawada Police Commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata in the NTR district.
Over the last three days, the AP police have destroyed a huge quantity of dry ganja seized from various places during transportation across the state.
More than 1.8 lakh kgs of seized ganja from Alluri district (1.35 lakh kgs), Anakapalli (35,000 to 40,000 kgs), Vizianagaram (9,000 kgs), Srikakulam (4,000 kgs), and Parvathipuram Manyam district (2,000 kgs) worth Rs 180 crore was put on fire at an isolated place at Koduru near Anakapalli district on Saturday. Around 25,000 kg of ganja seized in Visakhapatnam city and Vijayawada city was burnt on Sunday and 16,000 kg of ganja seized in Kurnool and Anantapur ranges was set on fire on Monday.
It was the biggest operation of ganja destruction in the country for the second time by the AP police in eight months. It may be recalled that in undivided Visakhapatnam district the police burnt two lakh kgs of ganja worth Rs 200 crore on February 12 this year.
The police seized 2.45 lakh kgs of ganja worth 245 crore this year, including 1.80 lakh kg alone from the north coastal Andhra districts mainly Alluri Sitarama Raju and Anakapalli. More than 70% of ganja seized in AP has come from Odisha.
Netizens found the act of burning ganja to destroy it too funny to ignore and fired up memes and jokes in reaction.
A few moments later..
Unforgettable Christmas
Point to be noted
Andhra Pradesh (AP) Police on Monday burnt 14,000 kg of ganja seized in various cases during the last 30 years, in the presence of Vijayawada Police Commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata in the NTR district.
More than 1.8 lakh kgs of seized ganja from Alluri district (1.35 lakh kgs), Anakapalli (35,000 to 40,000 kgs), Vizianagaram (9,000 kgs), Srikakulam (4,000 kgs), and Parvathipuram Manyam district (2,000 kgs) worth Rs 180 crore was put on fire at an isolated place at Koduru near Anakapalli district on Saturday. Around 25,000 kg of ganja seized in Visakhapatnam city and Vijayawada city was burnt on Sunday and 16,000 kg of ganja seized in Kurnool and Anantapur ranges was set on fire on Monday.
Netizens found the act of burning ganja to destroy it too funny to ignore and fired up memes and jokes in reaction.
A few moments later..
Unforgettable Christmas
Point to be noted
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