Kothagudem: Driver hired for Rs 50k to transport ganja, arrested by excise police

The driver Mohammed Sharif of Zahirabad was hired by a ganja smuggler Yusuf Sahid Khan of Mumbai to transport ganja from Odisha to Humnabad in Karnataka.

Kothagudem: A driver who agreed to transport ganja for a payment of Rs 50, 000 per day’s work landed behind the bars.

The driver Mohammed Sharif of Zahirabad was hired by a ganja smuggler Yusuf Sahid Khan of Mumbai to transport ganja from Odisha to Humnabad in Karnataka. As directed by the smuggler the driver went to Odisha and bought 130.7 kg ganja paying Rs 2.20 lakh.

---

Based on a tip off Khammam excise enforcement police conducted vehicle inspections at Kunavaram check post at Bhadrachalam on Monday. Assistant enforcement superintendent (AES) Tirupathi, State Task Force (STF) CI Srinivas and team caught Sharif while he was transporting ganja in a car.

The worth of seized ganja was said to be Rs 37.60 lakh. Sharif was produced before the court after booking a case against him and Sahid Khan. Director of enforcement (Prohibition and excise) VB Kamalasan Reddy appreciated the enforcement team for seizing the ganja.