HYDERABAD:
Sathupalli police
of Khammam district in
Telangana have busted a
ganja peddling gang
and seized 630 kilograms of the contraband worth Rs 1.2 crore.
Police arrested three accused on Sunday evening.
On Sunday,
Sathupalli CI Ramakanth
received alerts about ganja being transported in a van from
Rajahmundry
to Warangal via Sathupalli.
Acting on the tip-off, Sathupalli town police of Khammam commissionerate then intercepted a DCM van and a car near
Vijaya Dairy
.
The DCM van had empty trays in the container. Police removed the trays and verified the container as its bottom part appeared to have a secret compartment.
The DCM van had empty trays in the containerCops removed the cover and found 630 kilograms of ganja packed in 290 polythene bags and wrapped with duct tape.
There was 630 kilograms of ganja packed in 290 polythene bags and wrapped with duct tape.Sathupalli police inspector Ramakanth said that the gang was using its associates to travel ahead of the van in a car to alert it on police checking in advance.
Police arrested Srinivas Reddy of Visakhapatnam, Arjun of Jangaon district and Sandeep of Warangal.
The main accused, V Premdas, is absconding.
Police suspect that the gang was transporting the ganja to Warangal and from there it would be sent to other states.
Police seized the DCM van and the car.
The accused were sent in judicial remand.