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Prohibition and Excise teams arrested two persons in separate operations and seized more than three kilograms of ganja in Hyderabad. Raids were conducted in King Koti and Allampalli, with cases registered at Nampally and LB Nagar Excise stations.

The Medchal police arrested a youth for allegedly possessing and selling cannabis sourced from Odisha. About 2 kg of marijuana worth ₹1 lakh and a mobile phone were seized, while efforts are under way to trace his absconding associate and uncover the larger drug network.

High profit margins in cannabis are attracting small-time criminals in Hyderabad’s Mangaru Basthi and Fatehnagar. Smuggling ganja from Maharashtra and Karnataka, families target daily wage workers and auto drivers. Crackdowns by the Prohibition and Excise Department aim to curb the trade.

Cannabis cultivation, once a traditional but banned activity, has become a profitable trade in the remote areas of Adilabad, with increasing demand from Telangana and Maharashtra. Authorities are stepping up surveillance to curb illegal growth amid rising incidents of cultivation

Three persons were arrested in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district for cultivating banned ganja plants. Police seized 36 cannabis plants worth Rs 3.5 lakh from their possession. Another accused, involved in growing five plants, is still absconding.

Excise and Prohibition officials, led by Inspector Madhu Babu, raided Nagulapally Veeranna's field and seized the plants in 2020

On Friday, when police raided 72-year-old A Venkat Narsaiah's residence following a tip-off, it looked like any other house, but when the police personnel checked the backyard, they found five-foot tall marijuana plants

A kilogram of ganja is now reportedly priced between Rs.50,000 and Rs.75,000 in the retail market

Speaking to the media here on Monday DSP Sheikh Abdul Rahaman said that the peddler, Ravulapenta Mohana Krishna of Seshagiri Nagar Colony of Laxmidevipalli mandal was remanded after he was arrested for transporting 6.69 kg cannabis on a two-wheeler recently.

Jadhav Thirupathi was found cultivating 200 cannabis plants in his field in October 2021

Rapper Wiz Khalifa was arrested in Romania for illegal drug possession but was later released from custody.

Mandamarri Sub-Inspector Rajashekhar said Rajam, a 50-year-old daily wage earner from the KK5 filter bed area in the coal belt town, was apprehended for growing cannabis plants around his house.

Mandamarri Sub-Inspector Rajashekhar said that Rajam was found to be growing 13 cannabis plants around his house.

Senior officials from TGNAB have urged general public to keep away from drug suppliers because they are under police watch.

Police have burnt 11,545 kg (11.5 tonne) of ganja seized from the accused in 33 cases registered in six police stations in the district under the supervision of the District Drug Disposal Committee here on Thursday.

The person identified as Dilip Kumar Sha (35), had planted cannabis seeds amidst other bushes in the house.

Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams, informed CNN that none of the affected children, aged 7 to 12, appear to be in critical condition, according to doctors

Ten prevailing misconceptions encircling medical cannabis are debunked, offering illuminating insights into its attributes and impact for a more lucid comprehension.

Massive manhunt launched by police to apprehend culprits; over 30 detained, including three women, after overnight raids.

As per the police, on the occasion of 'Shravan' month, a large number of devotees thronged a temple in a village to offer their prayers on Monday.