Hyderabad police seize 1.3 kg hash oil, arrest five under NDPS Act
HYDERABAD: The Commissioner’s Task Force, East Zone team, Hyderabad, along with Afzalgunj police, arrested two alleged hash oil peddlers and three consumers on October 14, 2025. Police seized 1.35 kg of hash oil, ₹10,000 in cash, a bag and two mobile phones, all valued at about ₹7 lakh.
The arrested peddlers were identified as Kethuboina Sanjay Kumar, 31, a real estate dealer from Gajularamaram, Quthbullapur, Medchal district (native of Kadapa district), and Abba Naganna, 25, a painter from the same locality (native of Nagar Kurnool district).
The consumers were named as K. Mahesh, 31, of Bachupally, Miyapur; Shaik Irfan, 35, of Gajularamaram, Quthbullapur; and K. Lokesh, 19, a student from Gajularamaram, Medchal district.
Sold hash oil in small packets
Police said the two peddlers were habitual users of narcotic substances such as ganja and hash oil. About a month ago, they allegedly began purchasing hash oil in bulk from known contacts who are now absconding. They repacked the substance into small plastic boxes containing five grams each and sold it for ₹500 per gram in parts of Hyderabad.
The accused had reportedly informed three customers to meet them near Central Bus Station (CBS), Gowliguda, for delivery. Acting on a tip-off, the task force apprehended all five persons when the delivery was about to take place.
Case registered under NDPS Act
A case under Section 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered at Afzalgunj police station.
The arrests were made under the supervision of U. Chandra Shekar, Inspector of Police, East Zone Task Force. Sub-inspectors M. Anantha Chary, P. Nagaraju, and S. Karunakar Reddy, along with the task force team and Afzalgunj police, carried out the operation.
