Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise Department seized 28.163 kg of dry ganja in two separate operations in Malkajgiri and Secunderabad and arrested three people, including two women.
In the first operation, the Assistant Commissioner Enforcement team from Malkajgiri acted on information about the alleged illegal sale of ganja and conducted a raid near the RK Nagar auto stand. The team seized 7.163 kg of dry ganja and a mobile phone and arrested Bappa, a native of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.
In a separate operation, the Malkajgiri District Task Force team carried out route surveillance near the Passport Office in Secunderabad. Officials intercepted two women allegedly transporting ganja and identified them as Indu Rani and Rajammal Panjagam, both residents of Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
The team seized 21 kg of dry ganja and three mobile phones from the two women.
According to the authorities, the seized ganja was allegedly being transported from the agency areas of Visakhapatnam.
Cases were registered in connection with both operations, and the case papers were handed over to the Malkajgiri SHO for further investigation and necessary action.
