Ganja & drugs worth Rs 2.78 crores destroyed in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: In a major operation, ganja and drugs seized in 79 cases across three excise police stations were incinerated on Monday, October 28, 2024, following orders from excise officials in Hyderabad. The total value of the destroyed substances was estimated at Rs 2.78 crores.

KAB Sastry, Chairman of the Hyderabad Drug Disposal Committee, oversaw the burning process, which was conducted under the leadership of AES Secunderabad, Srinivasa Rao. The seized items were disposed of at the cremation center at GJ Multiclave India.

The 79 cases included 27 registered at the Ameerpet excise police station, 13 at the Charminar station, and 39 at the Golconda station. The disposal involved 135.8 kg of cannabis, 174.8 grams of MDMA, 1939.5 kg of cannabis, 2.1 grams of hashish oil, 300.6 grams of charas, 5.14 grams of cocaine, 25 LSD blots, 9.8 kgs of alprazolam, and 14 grams of a type of drug pill.

The breakdown of the value of the substances included Rs 34 lakh worth of ganja, Rs 62 lakh for 96.95 kg of cannabis, Rs 15 lakh for charas, Rs 1.10 lakh for cocaine, Rs 21 lakh for MDMA, Rs 70,000 for a type of drug pill and Rs 98 lakh for alprazolam.

This operation is part of ongoing efforts to combat drug-related offenses, with previous drug seizures also having been disposed of in a similar manner. Excise Commissioner E. Sridhar, Enforcement Director V.B. Kamalasan Reddy, Hyderabad Deputy Commissioner KAB Sastry, and Assistant Commissioner Anil Kumar Reddy commended the Circle Inspectors of the three police stations for their efforts in this operation.