Hyderabad: Telangana Police arrested three people and seized 105.54 kg ganja worth Rs 52 lakh at Julurupadu mandal headquarters in Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Thursday, March 19.
Acting on credible intelligence that ganja was being transported in vehicles, the Julurupadu police and the Central Crime Station (CCS) personnel conducted a joint inspection, resulting in the seizure of the contraband from two cars.
The police took three individuals, identified as Shivakar Pramod Kumar, 35, Baireddy Bhargav, 30, and Andekar Srinivas, 40, into custody for transporting ganja. While Pramod and Bhargav hailed from Nalgonda district, Srinivas is a resident of Vanasthalipuram in Rangareddy district.
Three other accused, identified as Abhi, Laxman and Farooq, are absconding.
Upon interrogation, the suspects revealed to the police that they had procured the ganja from Kalimela and Donkarayi in Andhra Pradesh and that they intended to transport the contraband through Bhadrachalam, Palvancha and Kothagudem to Hyderabad, where they planned to sell it.
The police seized the two cars and four mobile phones from their possession.
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