The arrested man Raju Jat (35), a resident Madhya Pradesh was into ganja smuggling for the last five years. He purchased ganja from his known contact, Subhash in Odhisa and regularly supplied it to customers including Purushotham of Chandrapur, Maharashtra
Published Date – 19 January 2025, 04:19 PM
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Hyderabad: An ice cream vendor who was smuggling ganja was arrested by the Hyderabad police on Sunday at Chaderghat. The police seized 62 kg ganja worth Rs.15.50 lakh from him.
The arrested man Raju Jat (35), a resident Madhya Pradesh was into ganja smuggling for the last five years. He purchased ganja from his known contact, Subhash in Odhisa and regularly supplied it to customers including Purushotham of Chandrapur, Maharashtra.
Few days ago, Raju went to Odhisa and purchased 62 kg of the contraband from Subhash. After going to Ramagundam, he came to Hyderabad to head to Maharashtra to deliver the consignment to Purushotham.
“Raju was waiting at Nalgonda bus stop to take an auto rickshaw to Kachiguda railway station from where he intended to board a train to Maharashtra. On a tip off, our teams caught him and seized 62 kg of ganja packed in a bag,” said Patil Kantilal Subhash, DCP (South East) Hyderabad.
A case is registered and investigation going on.
