The Tirupati district police on Friday (August 14, 2026) seized 18 kg of ganja in two different incidents and arrested nine people. The operations were carried out within the Tiruchanur and Tirupati West police limits, where 5 kg and 13 kg of ganja were seized, respectively.Cases were registered under NDPS Act 1985 against the accused, said Additional Superintendents of Police Srinivasulu (Admin) and K. Ravi Manoharachary (Law & Order) at a media conference here.The contraband was found to have been clandestinely brought from Visakhapatnam to be sold in and around Tirupati, they said. Published - August 14, 2026 08:31 pm IST