Peddapalli rural police detained a man who had come to the outskirts of Raghavapur village in Peddapalli mandal to sell ganja.[1] Officers had spotted him moving suspiciously near LMN Bicks on the Raghavapur outskirts and took him into custody for questioning.[1] That questioning found ganja in his possession.[1] Police identified the detained man as Pakala Lokesh from Hyderabad.[1] Police said he told them he had brought the cannabis to sell to migrant labourers who had come from other states.[1] Police registered a case over the incident and said an investigation was under way.[1]
Officers seized 1 kilo 161 grams (1.161 kg) of ganja from him.[1] Peddapalli Rural Sub-Inspector Madhukar put the value of the seized cannabis at about Rs 58,050.[1] Ganja is the local term for cannabis.[1]
The details of the detention, seizure and stated motive were given by Peddapalli Rural Sub-Inspector Madhukar.[1] The stop took place at LMN Bicks on the Raghavapur outskirts.[1] Raghavapur is a village in Peddapalli mandal.[1]