The Avadi and Tambaram City Police on Friday destroyed over 1.7 tonnes of ganja, besides narcotic tablets, heroin, methamphetamine, ganja chocolates, and gutkha products seized in various cases.The Avadi City Police destroyed 906.654 kg of ganja, 3,820 narcotic tablets, 10 ganja chocolates, and 2,685 kg of gutkha and other tobacco products, seized in 190 cases registered across the Commissionerate limits.A committee comprising Joint Commissioner R. Sivakumar, Deputy Commissioner V.
Vinodh Santharam, and Assistant Director of Forensic Sciences Vijayalakshmi oversaw the process. The contraband was incinerated at an authorised facility at Thenmelpakkam in Chengalpattu district, following court orders.Meanwhile, the Tambaram City Police destroyed 810 kg of ganja, 0.148 g of heroin, 0.961 g of methamphetamine and 6,610 narcotic tablets seized in various cases.
Joint Commissioner R. Jayanthi and Deputy Commissioner K.
Karthikeyan supervised the process.With Friday’s destruction, the Tambaram police have destroyed 4,774 kg of ganja since 2025. The disposal was carried out in accordance with the procedures prescribed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the police said.
Published - November 07, 2026 12:33 am IST