Interstate peddler nabbed, hash oil worth Rs. 11.3 lakh seized in Hyderabad

The arrested person was identified as Lalit Mandi (22), a farmer from Odisha and the absconding suspect is Sarata Pujari from Odisha.

Hyderabad: The Task Force (South-West) team along with the local police caught an interstate drug peddler and seized 1132 grams of hashish oil, worth Rs 11.3 lakh from him in Tappachabutra on Thursday.

The arrested person was identified as Lalit Mandi (22), a farmer from Odisha and the absconding suspect is Sarata Pujari from Odisha.

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Police said the duo bought the hashish oil from drug peddlers in Odisha and sold it to consumers in Hyderabad.

Following a tip-off, Lalit Mandi was nabbed and the drug was seized from his possession. Efforts are on to arrest Sarata Pujari.

The Tappachabutra police are investigating.