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Hyderabad police seize 800 Ganja chocolates

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MADHURANAGAR: Going hard against the drug menace in Hyderabad, city police nabbed two ganja peddlers in different cases and seized contraband from the accused. Police informed the media on Saturday.

In the first case police detected Ganja in the form of chocolates. The ganja peddler Mohd Majid was procuring these Ganja chocolates from Uttar Pradesh through courier services and selling it illegally in Hyderabad city.

With a tip off, south east zone task force of Hyderabad commissionerate intercepted a two wheeler and upon checking detected the accused was in possession of Ganja Chocolates. “On Thursday the joint operation team, Commissioner’s Task Force, South-East Zone Team along with Kanchanbagh Police on credible information intercepted a Two Wheeler in front of his house in Hafeez Baba Nagar, Hyderabad under the limits of Kanchanbagh Police Station and apprehended one person who is in possession of large quantity of Chocolates which are containing contraband Ganja” said Hyderabad police in a official statement.

Further the police recovered 800 Ganja Chocolates packed in 20 packets, each packet contains 40 chocolates. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused procured 4 Kgs of Ganja Chocolates for a Rs. 8,000 from contact named Rajan Singh from Uttar Pradesh through courier and kept in his two wheeler and selling each chocolate for a Rs. 40 for customers and gaining huge money illegally, added Hyderabad police. Kanchanbagh Police Station arrested the accused and booked a case and further investigation is underway.

Ganja addict turns peddler

In another case, Ganja addict turned peddler B. Satya Sai was arrested by Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) along with Madhura nagar Police on Saturday.

The investigation revealed that B. Satya Sai hails from Kukatpally, later he shifted to Madhuranagar, Hyderabad and became addicted to Ganja consumption.

During one of his visits to Palavancha, Badradri Dist, he came in contact with a person Vinod who used to sell Ganja and earn money. Subsequently he got attracted to the huge profits and ventured into illegal business. He turned into a ganja peddler. Investigation revealed that since 2022 he has been involved in consumption of Ganja, later he started to procure the same and sold it to the consumers of Hyderabad at an exorbitant price to earn huge profit.

With credible information apprehended B. Satya Sai, local Ganja peddler who was in the possession of two kgs of Ganja. Madhuranagar police of Hyderabad commissionerate booked the accused under NDPS Act 1985 and further investigation is underway.