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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. […]

Hyderabad: The LB Nagar Special Operations Team along with the Meerpet police nabbed four persons on charges of drug peddling and seized 600 gm of marijuana and 8 ml of hashish oil, all worth Rs 85,000 from them on Saturday. The arrested persons are V Santhosh from Meepet, R Philips Kalyan from Balapur, Syed Aziz […]

Hyderabad: A massive crackdown was launched by the Hyderabad City Police and the Prohibition and Excise Department at Dhoolpet on Wednesday night, with over 100 persons who had come to Dhoolpet and vicinities to buy marijuana being arrested. Around 150 personnel from both departments were part of the special drive, which will continue for the […]

Hyderabad: Three persons were arrested on charges of possession of marijuana at Saidabad on Monday. Paramesh, Khaisar and Javeed, all residents of Singareni Colony, were allegedly buying marijuana from dealers in Dhoolpet and consuming it in Singareni Colony. On information, a police team caught them on Monday night and seized around 50 grams of marijuana […]

Hyderabad: The Madhapur Special Operations Team along with the KPHB police caught three persons who were allegedly smuggling marijuana at Sardar Patel Nagar late on Thursday night. Police seized 11 kg of marijuana, Rs 5,000 and mobile phones from them. The arrested persons were Shaik Saber (22), a fruit vendor from Moosapet, Mohd.Adil (21) a […]

Kothagudem: Police arrested three persons and seized dry ganja worth Rs 9.6 lakh at Bhadrachalam in the district on Saturday. ASP Dr. G Vineeth informed that ganja was seized during vehicle inspections near forest check post by CI T Swamy and staff. Three persons travelling in a car were found suspicious, their vehicle was stopped […]

Hyderabad: The Habeebnagar police caught two brothers at Seetarambagh and seized 2.2 kilograms of marijuana from them. The arrested persons, J Anil Singh (47), a trader and his brother J Shankar Singh (42), a DJ operator, both from Mangalhat, had been allegedly selling marijuana for the last few months. They procured the drug from unknown […]

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Police Special Operations Team busted an interstate marijuana racket and seized 320 kilos of the drug from an alleged peddler at Saroornagar here late on Wednesday. The marijuana and a car, together valued at Rs.40 lakh, was seized from them. Police said the drug was being transported from Gokavaram area of East […]

Hyderabad: The North Zone Task Force along with Tukaramgate police on Friday caught two persons on charges of illegally procuring marijuana from Odisha and supplying it to customers in Hyderabad. Police seized 10 kg of marijuana worth Rs 70,000 from them. The arrested were identified as S Bardhan (32) from Odisha and Ch Prasad Raju […]