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The two pick-up associates and one van driver belonging to the Amazon Kancharapalem First Mile station who have aided the accused have also been arrested.

The gang was transporting the drug from Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra via Hyderabad.

Police arrest a five-member interstate gang operating from Odisha, seize 15 kg marijuana

Hyderabad: Rachakonda police busted an inter-State drug racket operating from Andhra Pradesh to Mumbai, and arrested three persons along with 1,240 kg of marijuana and two cars, all worth over Rs 2 crore, at Medipally. The arrested persons were T Santhosh, S Vasudeva Reddy and P Rajeshwar, while three suspects, Shaik Yaseen, Ch Ravinder and […]

Suryapet: The Kodad police on Sunday arrested five persons at Khammam crossroads in the town and seized 1.5 litre hashish oil (liquid marijuana) from their possession. The arrested were identified as Bodepudi Suresh(27), Natte Anudeep(21), natives of Kodad in Suryapet district, Jemmili John Victor (27), Vanthala Bheema Raju (31) and Vengada Govindu(19), who belong to […]

Hyderabad: Strong intelligence network followed by constant vigil maintained at the inter-State borders is yielding results as Telangana police succeeded in cracking the whip on many marijuana peddlers across the State. The police launched a crackdown against peddlers mostly who are smuggling marijuana from Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) via Khammam, Warangal and Nalgonda districts to […]

Persons being arrested for cultivating cannabis at home, on terrace and in backyard on the rise

Hyderabad: The Jawaharnagar police arrested a construction worker, Aiyaz Khan, 30 on charges of growing marijuana plants in his backyard at Malkaram on Thursday and seized about four kilograms of marijuana.  Police said the suspect had decided to become self-sufficient for his marijuana needs and had been nurturing them for self-consumption and distribution in his […]

Hyderabad: Prohibition and Excise department V Srinivas Goud here on Tuesday said the liquor shops for the year 2021-23 would be allotted through a draw of lots. The applications would be accepted from November from 9 to 18 and draw of lots would be taken in the presence of district Collectors concerned on November 20. […]

Hyderabad: The Mangalhat police arrested Manmohan Singh (45), a rowdy sheeter and alleged drug peddler on charges of selling marijuana and seized 2 kilos of the drug from him. According to the police, Singh was involved in several cases including selling drugs and illicit liquor and a murder since 2002 and was detained under the […]

Hyderabad: A daily wage labourer, who decided to become self-sufficient for his marijuana needs and nurtured a marijuana plant in his house, was arrested on Friday. According to the RGIA police, the man, identified as Rajput (30), a daily wage worker from Uttar Pradesh, was staying in a rented house in Rudra Colony in Shamshabad. […]

Hyderabad: The West Zone Task Force along with the SR Nagar police caught a rowdy sheeter allegedly in possession of two kilos of marijuana at Vengalrao Nagar late on Tuesday. Police said Pathan Ali Khan alias Ali Bhai (50), a resident of Borabanda, against whom a rowdy sheet was maintained at SR Nagar police station, […]

Hyderabad: After a brief lull, the Railway police launched a crackdown on peddlers smuggling marijuana from Odisha to Mumbai via Hyderabad by train. Following instructions from Additional Director-General of Police (Railways) Sandeep Sandilya, a constant vigil was maintained on passengers moving suspiciously. This resulted in busting a marijuana racket on Saturday with the Railway police […]

Mancherial: Six persons were arrested for allegedly possessing and trading banned marijuana in several villages of Dandepalli and Jannaram mandals on Friday. Ganja weighing 2.910 grams was recovered from them.Mancherial Assistant Commissioner of Police Akhil Mahajan said that the accused Kumram Shyamrao of Rajuguda village, Amula Vijay Kumar, Kursinga Jugadi Rao, Soyam Gangu, Pusam Champat […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Task Force along with the Jubilee Hills police on Wednesday raided a house at Yadagiri Nagar in Yousufguda and arrested two persons apart from seizing 26 kilograms of marijuana from them. Both the persons were working as light technicians in Telugu films. Police said the suspects were procuring marijuana from Visakhapatnam to […]

Amaravati: Actor politician Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday alleged that Andhra Pradesh has become a narcotics hub of the nation with ‘ganja’ (marijuana) being supplied to various parts of the country from the State. The Jana Sena leader took to Twitter to claim that Andhra Pradesh has become a narcotics hub and is filled with many […]

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police have intensified the special drive against drugs, particularly marijuana, and have been carrying out continuous raids across the commissionerate. On Tuesday alone, 13 persons were caught on charges of drug peddling.Following instructions from Police Commissioner M Stephen Raveendra, the police across all zones have stepped up checking at hotspots on a […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday declared an all-out war against drug abuse and directed the police and excise officials to eradicate illegal cultivation, sale and consumption of marijuana in the State with an iron hand. He instructed the police officials to set up a special cell led by an officer of the […]

Hyderabad: Students in the State may have a lesson on the adverse impacts of drug abuse in their syllabus with Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao directing officials on Wednesday to explore the possibility of including a lesson on the menace in school syllabus. Instructing his Officer on Special Duty Deshapathi Srinivas to immediately take measures […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Task Force along with the Afzalgunj police on Tuesday arrested a man from Andhra Pradesh, who was wanted in several drug cases, and seized 40 kg of marijuana worth Rs 4 lakh from him. The arrested, V Naga Sai (24), from Visakhapatnam, was booked in several cases in Amberpet, Malakpet and Afzalgunj. […]