Six individuals were arrested and nearly 13 kilograms of ganja and MDMA worth over ₹6.5 lakh was seized in separate raids conducted by the excise enforcement teams across Hyderabad.
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Six individuals were arrested and over 13 kilograms of ganja and MDMA worth over ₹6.5 lakh was seized in separate raids conducted by the excise enforcement teams across Hyderabad on Thursday, August 7.
The largest seizure was reported in Saroornagar, where 11.5 kilograms of ganja was recovered during raids. The operation began when Bhukya Srikanth was caught with 340 grams of ganja in Chaitanyapuri. His tip-off led the authorities to 850 grams of ganja from Sheikh Abbas, and eventually to a house belonging to Nadiminti Mamata, where 10.69 kilograms were recovered.
Efforts are underway to trace another individual, identified as Sheikh Rizwan, who is also involved in the network.
In Serlingampally, Gutta Teja Krishna from Kadapa, who had reportedly travelled from Bengaluru, was caught while receiving MDMA from an individual named Sund. Acting on credible intelligence, the State Task Force (STF) and a local excise team seized 5.14 grams of the banned synthetic drug. The substance was handed over to the excise station in Serlingampally for further investigation.
Elsewhere, Mahesh Reddy from Malkajgiri was found in possession of 510 grams of ganja, while in Ghatkesar, 1.22 kilograms of ganja was seized from a passenger named Prabhu Raj travelling on a bus from Nagpur.
Following a tip-off, buses from Nagpur were intercepted and checked in areas including Kompally, Balaji Nagar, and Jawaharnagar. The contraband was handed over to the Ghatkesar excise station for further investigation.
Further investigations are underway in all the cases.
Published – August 07, 2025 07:15 pm IST
