Ganja worth Rs 1.02 crore seized in Kothagudem

The substance was seized during vehicle inspections at the Telangana-AP border check post

Kothagudem: Dry ganja weighing around 686.5 kilograms was seized and two persons were arrested at Aswaraopet in the district on Saturday.

The substance was seized during vehicle inspections at the Telangana-AP border check post. The worth of the seized ganja would be Rs 1.02 crore and it was smuggled by concealing it below a load of mangoes in a mini-pickup truck, Additional SP, KRK Prasad told media persons.

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The arrested were identified as Mohamed Rahul and Mohammed Salman of Uttar Pradesh and the vehicle driver, Kampa Rami Reddy of Koulugupet in Vizianagaram district in AP. T

he substance was procured in Visakhapatnam for sale in Uttar Pradesh, he said.

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