Tambaram Police Crack Down on Ganja Chocolate Trade
Tambaram police seized over 5,250 ganja chocolates and arrested 11 individuals, including 7 college students, in a drug crackdown operation. The extensive searches targeted multiple locations, leading to the arrest of the suspects and the registration of new cases under relevant drug and tobacco acts.
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In an extensive crackdown against drug trafficking, the Tambaram police have reported the seizure of over 5,000 'ganja chocolates' and the arrest of 11 individuals, among them seven college students, after thorough searches across multiple locations.
On July 26, 2025, a team of nearly 100 police personnel, led by an assistant commissioner, simultaneously raided 12 sites, including five apartment complexes. These operations resulted in the seizure of 166 grams of ganja, 5,250 ganja chocolates, illicit hookah items, unauthorized tobacco products, and 10 mobile phones used for drug sales.
The crackdown was focused within the suburbs of Potheri, Marimalai Nagar, and Kattankulatur under Tambaram city police's oversight. The police have registered multiple cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act. Efforts continue to trace drug networks and dismantle organized peddling syndicates.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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