SOT Uppal and Cherlapally police arrested a drug peddler near Cherlapally railway station on 12 November 2026.[1] Officers seized 1.5 kg of hashish oil worth ₹18 lakh and a mobile phone from the accused.[1]

Police said the accused had brought the hashish oil from Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad after an absconding supplier instructed him to transport it.[1] Police are trying to trace the absconding supplier and investigating links to the wider drug supply network.[1]

Malkajgiri Commissioner of Police B Sumathi, IPS, supervised the operation with senior police officers.[1]