EAGLE Force nabs ganja suppliers, consumers in Hyderabad

The Telangana government's EAGLE Force conducted operations in Hyderabad, apprehending two suppliers and 13 consumers involved in ganja consumption. Raids at Public Gardens and Jagadgirigutta led to arrests, with several youths testing positive for THC.

Hyderabad: The Telangana government’s EAGLE Force apprehended two suppliers and 13 consumers following multiple complaints over consumption of ganja and causing nuisance at various places in the city.

The Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Force said in a release on Saturday that an operation was conducted at the Public Gardens here, close to the legislature complex, where groups of youth were consuming ganja.

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Five youths were apprehended who tested THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) positive, it said.

A case was registered at Hyderabad Narcotics Police Station and they were admitted to the Government Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Erragadda, Hyderabad for deaddiction treatment, it said.

In another operation, the EAGLE Force, in coordination with local police, cracked down on an illegal ganja network operating in Jagadgirigutta and adjoining areas.

The complaint to the EAGLE Force alleged violent behaviour by a ganja consumer.

Two suspects, both pan shop workers from Jagadgirigutta, and eight consumers were apprehended who tested THC positive, it said.

Two suppliers and eight consumers were handed over to the Station House Officer of Jagadgirigutta Police Station for further legal proceedings, the release added.