Hyderabad: Telangana Police busted an inter-state drug trafficking gang and nabbed five people from a vehicle in Abdullapurmet, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Thursday. Police also recovered 1,820 kg of marijuana (ganja) from their possession.
According to police, the drug was being transported from Sileru to Maharashtra via Narsipatnam, Rajahmundry, Kodad, Suryapet, Choutuppal, and Hyderabad. Police have seized over 5,000 kg of the contraband.
The ganja packets were buried under the organic compost bags, according to Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat. He said that the accused were using the car as a test vehicle for the narcotics-laden truck. A truck and a car were seized from them.
The Rachakonda commissioner said the gang was buying ganja for Rs 8,000 per kilogramme and selling it for Rs 15,000 per kilogramme to consumers in Maharashtra.
Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda police commissionerates, which cover the city and its suburbs and excise department, have been carrying out intensive campaigns against drugs since last month following the direction of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to deal firmly with the drug trafficking menace.
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Several contrabands of cannabis that are being trafficked out of Visakhapatnam are captured in neighbouring states.
(With inputs from ABP Desam — It is a Telugu platform of ABP News. For more news, commentary and latest happenings from two Telugu states, follow https://telugu.abplive.com//amp)