Man held for smuggling banned weedicide in Asifabad

Task Force arrested a man on charges of smuggling banned weedicide Glyphosate from Maharashtra in Asifabad

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: The Task Force arrested a man on charges of smuggling banned weedicide Glyphosate from Maharashtra in Asifabad town on Sunday.

Ten bottles containing 10 litres of weedicide worth Rs.14,800 were seized from him.

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Task Force Inspector D Sudhakar said Shaik Irfan from Indiranagar of Wankidi mandal was found carrying the weedicide from Maharashtra to Telangana.

He admitted that he was targeting farmers in Telangana promising high yield.