Tarun Karthick
Port Blair, 29 April 2023
Acting strictly on the menace of Drug Peddling, the Rangat Police Station have recovered 4.077 Kgs of Ganja from the possession of a couple from Rangat on 27th April 2023.
A credible information was received at PS through reliable sources regarding a couple possessing huge haul of contraband ganja and the same being kept in their house situated near vegetable market, Rangat. A raiding team led by SI Pankaj Kumar Pandey, SHO PS Rangat along with Police Team comprising of SI Mariam, ASI Sanjay Yadav, HC(IRBn)/045 Rushkeshwar Rao, PC/1891 Anurudra Das, PC/1894 Maria G. Lakra, PC/2214 Anil Yadav, Ct(IRBn)/611 G. Saktivelu & Ct(IRBn)/468 Subol Bepari with two independent witnesses under the leadership of Mr. Vishesh Dhatterwal, (DANIPS), SDPO Rangat conducted raid at the residence of alleged persons and recovered (1) 01 No. sealed parcel packed with brown colour duct tape containing 2.045 Kgs. of illicit ganja (2) 01 No. sealed parcel packed with duct tape containing 2.032 Kgs. of illicit ganja. The couple was arrested under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act,1985. Subsequently, a case was registered at PS Rangat under NDPS Act against the said accused persons and the investigation of the same is in progress. The entire operation was carried under the overall supervision of Superintendent of Police, North & Middle Andaman District.
The general public has been requested to pass on such information regarding illegal activities to the local Police over Phone No. 03192-274239, 03192-274646 & 100. Police informed that the identity of the informers will be kept confidential and they will be rewarded suitably rewarded.