Chennai: As many as 176 people, including seven women, were detained for allegedly taking part in a rave party at a nearby resort, where ganja and liquor from Andhra Pradesh were used, police said Monday.

A case was registered against three men for possession of a "small quantity of ganja" and nine others for illegally bringing and using liquor from Andhra Pradesh, which is barred under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Rules, and they have been arrested, Kancheepuram district police officials told PTI.