Two Inter-State ganja suppliers arrested
The Hindu
Police seize 26 kg of ganja worth ₹ 2.6 lakh from the accused
Two inter-State drug peddlers were apprehended by the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (North Zone) team here on Wednesday.
The team led by inspector K Nageswar Rao along with Jubilee Hills police raided a house at Yadagiri Nagar and seized 26 kg of ganja worth ₹ 2.6 lakh and two mobile phones from the possession of the accused, Vakada Madhan (30), a private employee and Basanaboyina Yugandhar (23), lighting and decoration technician, both natives of Anakapalli mandal in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Police said that Vakada Madhan was the main supplier of ganja and six months ago he along with his friends came to Hyderabad rented a house at Yadagiri Nagar. “To make a quick buck, they developed contacts with local ganja sellers at Dhoolpet and started procuring good quality ganja from Vizag for them,” Officer on Special Duty (Task Force) P. Radhakishan Rao said.