On being interrogated, the four confessed to smuggling to earn money and that they procured the ganja in Odisha to sell it to youngsters of Adilabad town.
The police said that the arrested gang members bought the ganja from the border of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and were transporting it to Maharashtra by placing the ganja packets (150) like shells on the roof of the vehicle
The arrested persons are Malayli Swamy alias Shiva (31) and Raamar (39), both natives of Tamil nadu and residents of Chandrayangutta. Two others Rajesh and Chandra Sekhar are absconding.
Superintendent of Police, TSNAB, Gummi Chakravarthy, said Javeed was purchasing the drugs from Iqbal and Mustaq and supplying to local customers in the city.
The Commissioner’s Task Force and Hasanparthy police have nabbed eight individuals and seized 150 kilograms of dried ganja near Yellapur village near here on Thursday.