1,820 kg of ganja seized near Hyderabad, five arrested
Rachakonda police seized 1,820 kilograms of ganja worth over Rs 3 crore from a lorry and pilot car at Abdullapurmet near Hyderabad on 25 November 2021, arresting five interstate peddlers while the main accused absconded.
The Rachakonda special operations team and Abdullapurmet police intercepted a lorry and a Swift Dzire pilot car at Abdullapurmet on the outskirts of Hyderabad on the morning of 25 November 2021.[1][2]
The gang was moving ganja from Sileru in Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra via Hyderabad, hiding 182 packets of about 10 kilograms each under compost bags in the lorry.[1][2]Officers seized1,820 kilograms of ganja, Rs 41,000 in cash and seven phones, valued altogether at over Rs 3 crore.[1][2]
Five interstate peddlers were arrested and the main accused, Sanjay Laxman Shinde, was absconding.[1][2]Police said the gang bought the ganja at Rs 8,000 per kilogram and planned to sell it at Rs 15,000 per kilogram.[2]
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Seized packets of marijuana displayed after the Abdullapurmet seizurePhoto details
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