Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE Force) arrested four alleged ganja peddlers in Warangal district and seized 147.3 kg of dry ganja, two cars and three mobile phones, the agency’s director Sandeep Shandilya said on 28 October 2026.[1][2][3] The accused were identified as Nerella Sadaiah alias Sathish, Samala Sheshu, Kilo Somaraju and Munawar Ali, in a case registered at the Warangal EAGLE Force police station under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.[1][2]

Investigators then traced the network’s finances, examining bank accounts, sale deeds, tax receipts and registration documents of the accused and their relatives.[1][4][5] They froze Rs 1,59,910 across three bank accounts, seized a tractor and a motorcycle worth about Rs 7.8 lakh, and attached farmland and two open plots worth about Rs 61 lakh, Rs 70,39,910 in all, under Section 68F of the NDPS Act.[1][3] The competent authority in Chennai confirmed the forfeiture on 27 October 2026.[1]

EAGLE Force said the action looks beyond contraband to stop trafficking proceeds being turned into apparently legitimate wealth, and that the wider network inquiry continues.[1]

Under Section 68F of the NDPS Act, 1985, Inspector of Police B Ravinder identified three bank accounts related to the accused and initiated action against properties associated with them and their family members.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

A case was registered against four people at the Warangal Narcotics Police Station of EAGLE Force under Sections 8(c), read with Sections 20(b)(ii)(C) and 29 of the NDPS Act.[6][7][8][9] According to EAGLE Force, a total of Rs 1,59,910 was seized or frozen in three bank accounts belonging to Munawar Ali and his family members.[6][7][8][9]