Hyderabad: An interstate drug peddling racket involved in transporting ganja from Malkangiri district of Odisha to Rajasthan via Hyderabad was busted here on Tuesday, police said.
Contraband weighing 1,210 kg worth Rs 6.25 crore was seized, and one person was taken into custody in this connection, it said.
Acting on credible information, police teams intercepted a truck on National Highway 65, near Kothaguda X Road, Abdullahpurmet, and apprehended the vehicle’s driver, Rachakonda Police Commissioner G Sudheer Babu said in a release.
The accused had reportedly collected the ganja from unidentified sources in Malkangiri and concealed it under cement bags, covering the entire load with a tarpaulin to evade police detection. His journey towards Rajasthan via Hyderabad was interrupted by the police intervention.
The ganja, sourced from the remote forest areas of Malkangiri, was intended for distribution across multiple locations in Rajasthan, highlighting the extensive reach of the drug trafficking network. The accused remains in custody as investigations continue to identify other members of the syndicate and trace the supply chain.
