Telangana Excise STF arrested three men near Gundlapochampally in Medchal district and seized three packets containing 3.323 kg of ganja. The accused and the seized contraband were handed to Medchal Excise Station while the source of the ganja is investigated.
🇮🇳 Gundlapochampally, Medchal district · India
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Arrested
3
Cannabis
3.323 kg
On 4 November 2026, the State Task Force of the Prohibition and Excise
Department arrested three men near Malib Cockfire Pub at Gundlapochampally in
Medchal district.[1][2][3]The arrested men were identified as Sheikh Mukhtar, aged
21, Mohammed Ghouseuddin, aged 24, and Buyya Shubham, aged 21.[1][2][3]The State
Task Force, generally shortened to STF, is a unit of the Prohibition and Excise
Department.[1]An STF team led by CI Ramesh carried out the raid after
receiving credible information about the sale of ganja near the pub.[1][2][3]
Officers seized three packets containing ganja weighing a total of 3.323 kg.[1][2]The seizure took place at Gundlapochampally during the targeted raid near
the pub.[1]The team subsequently handed the accused men and the seized ganja
to Medchal Excise Station for further action, as stated by CI Ramesh.[1][2][3]
The Excise Department is investigating the case to establish the source of the
ganja.[1]Investigators are also examining whether the arrested men were
involved in any other drug-related activities.[1]
No charges, custody status or court outcome beyond handover to Medchal Excise Station were reported; investigation was continuing.
No value estimate for the seized ganja was published.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching.
The new account spells the second accused as Mohammed Ghousuddin while the existing report uses Mohammed Ghouseuddin, and shortens the third accused to Shubham rather than Buyya Shubham.
The new account names the venue as Malibu – Cocktail Bar & Kitchen while the existing report names Malib Cockfire Pub at the same Gundlapochampally location.
The new account spells the second accused as Mohammed Gausuddin and shortens the third accused to Shubham, while the existing report uses Mohammed Ghouseuddin and Buyya Shubham.
The new account names the venue as Malibu - Cocktail Bar & Kitchen while the existing report names Malib Cockfire Pub at the same Gundlapochampally location.
The article gives no separate date for the Medchal raid; 4 November 2026 is its publication and update date.
The same article also describes the earlier Warangal EAGLE Force forfeiture, a separate event recorded in warangal-eagle-147kg-forfeiture.
No photo entry is included because the page image caption does not establish that it shows this seizure.
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