Visakhapatnam, Jan. 28 -- The police are destroying 35,000 kg of ganja worth over Rs 17 crore in Anakapalli District here, DGP Andhra Pradesh said.

The Ganja Destruction Programme is being carried out through incineration at the Coastal Waste Management Project in Anakapalli, the DGP said.

DGP Dwaraka Tirumala Rao said, "Anakapalle District Police is destroying 35,000 kg of ganja worth about 17 crore 60 lakhs and 39 kg of hashish oil under the auspices of the Drug Disposal Committee in 459 ganja cases."

The programme is being carried out as per the orders of the Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh, and following the procedure mentioned in the notification issued by the Ministry of Finance on December 23, 2022.

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