Hyderabad Police bust interstate ganja racket using Speed Post parcels

The Hyderabad Police have busted an interstate ganja supply racket that allegedly used Speed Post services to send cannabis consignments to customers in 21 cities and towns. A Jharkhand native has been arrested and investigations are underway to trace other accused.

Hyderabad: An interstate drug trafficking network that allegedly supplied ganja to customers across the country at their doorsteps through Speed Post services was busted by the Hyderabad City Police on Thursday.

The police arrested the alleged kingpin, Satyam Misra, a native of Jharkhand, while his four associates, Shubham Misra, Rahul Jha, Sachin Misra and Santosh Pandit, are absconding.

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According to Hyderabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar, the traffickers were supplying ganja to customers in 21 cities and towns across the country by falsely declaring the parcels as medicine consignments for Speed Post.

Satyam, along with his brother Shubham Misra, associate Rahul Jha and two other accomplices, operated the well-organised network from Jharkhand. While Satyam and Shubham procured, packed and dispatched the ganja, Rahul handled Speed Post bookings and logistics.

“The syndicate had turned drug trafficking into an organised business by misusing the postal system. They dispatched 80 to 100 orders every day, with each parcel containing 50 to 250 grams of ganja valued between Rs.1,500 and Rs.8,000. Orders were received through WhatsApp and other social media platforms, with payments routed through multiple UPI accounts,” Sajjanar said.

Police said the network generated around Rs.1 lakh a day, amounting to Rs.30 lakh to Rs.35 lakh a month and an annual turnover of nearly Rs.4 crore to Rs.5 crore.

The racket came to light after H-NEW officials intercepted a ganja parcel sent to an address in Hyderabad through the Isri Bazar Post Office in Jharkhand. During the investigation, police arrested two Hyderabad-based individuals, Sushant Vyas and Laddu, and recovered 2 kg of ganja. Separate cases have been registered at Gudimalkapur and SR Nagar police stations.

Sajjanar said the gang used code words such as ‘Mango’, ‘Stick’ and ‘Flower’ to indicate different quantities of ganja. The proceeds were allegedly routed through multiple bank accounts, including one belonging to Satyam Misra’s mother, and invested in gold ornaments and luxury vehicles.

Sajjanar said the investigation exposed vulnerabilities in the handling of postal parcels, which were transported through trains and commercial flights without mandatory scanning. “We will write to the concerned authorities seeking compulsory screening of all postal parcels and have directed courier agencies in the city to ensure mandatory scanning,” he added.