2 Held At Secunderabad For Smuggling Ganja From Odisha

Hyderabad: Two men were caught by the railway police at Secunderabad station while allegedly trying to smuggle concentrated dry ganja into Telangana from Odisha.

As per information received from police, 10.854 kilograms of contraband worth Rs 5.42 lakh meant to be peddled for Dussehra festival were seized.

A special operation was conducted against drug peddlers on platforms and trains at Kacheguda leading to the arrest of two smugglers who are trying to transport the contraband.

The accused were identified as Madugula Arjun, a car service centre employee, and Vatti Srinivas, a milk salesman, both residents of Maheshwaram.

During interrogation, the two revealed that they procured the contraband from Berhampur in Odisha and brought it to Hyderabad in Konark Express.