Balanagar DCP T. Srinivasa Rao addressing a press conference held in Hyderabad on January 23, 2024.
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The Sanathnagar Police on Tuesday seized smuggled hashish oil from a gang of three who were transporting it from Narsipatnam in Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad.
The three accused include Ampi Balaraju (29), Madugula Sathish (24) and Bagari Nagesh (28).
In the joint operation conducted by the Balanagar Special Operations Team (SOT), the Sanathnagar Police also seized materials worth ₹12 lakh which included two litres of hashish oil along with cash of ₹1,200 and 72 small empty boxes and a syringe to fill the boxes.
The accused Balaraju was previously involved in various drug peddling offences and arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the most recent being in Cyberabad. The accused packaged the hashish oil into small boxes each 5 ml and sold the same to students in around areas of Bowenpally and educational institutions of Hyderabad city for ₹2500. Balaraju obtained the stock from the supplier Vandalam Nagarjuna for ₹35,000 per litre.
Another interstate drug-peddling racket busted
The Chouttuppal Police along with the SOT – Maheshwaram zone team busted an interstate drug syndicate and seized 90 kilograms of dry ganja and a car, worth ₹26.7 lakh. The contraband was being smuggled from Rajahmundry in AP to New Delhi.
The accused Mohammed Raees Afridy (40) is a native of Uttar Pradesh while Mithlesh Singh (28) is a native of Madhya Pradesh. “They modified a car to install a secret cabin and concealed the drugs to hoodwink the cops,” said the police. They were nabbed at Pathangi Toll Plaza and arrested.
