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Hyderabad police seize 160 kg ganja worth Rs. 48 lakh, 3 held
Hyderabad police made two separate busts this week. In the first, the Task Force (south-west) and Kulsumpura police apprehended three individuals, including an interstate drug peddler, for possession of 160 kg of ganja (cannabis) worth Rs. 48 lakh. The group sourced the drugs from Bhadrachalam and distributed them in Maharashtra and Hyderabad. In a separate incident, the Hyderabad police conducted a raid on a sand trading business in the Puranapul area, seizing 60 tonnes of sand worth Rs 1.20 lakh. The sand was being sold without proper documentation or permission from mining authorities, leading to the arrest of one individual.11:02 AM Feb 20, 2025 IST