Hyderabad Drug Bust: 42 Kg Ganja Seized at Secunderabad Railway Station, Four Arrested

Police seized 42.9 kg of ganja at Secunderabad Railway Station after spotting four suspects. The drugs, worth around ₹50 lakh, were sourced from Andhra Pradesh and meant for sale in major cities.

Four men looked suspicious

On Saturday, the police noticed four men loitering suspiciously around the Secunderabad Railway Station area. They figured the men were waiting for a buyer. The Excise Enforcement team quickly detained them and checked their bags. Inside, they found packets of ganja. The police immediately arrested the accused and filed a case.

42.9 kg of ganja in four bags

Officials found the smugglers were carrying the ganja in four separate bags. The stash was packed into 20 packets and weighed a total of 42.9 kilograms. The police estimate the street value of these drugs to be around Rs 50 lakh. During questioning, the accused revealed they brought the ganja to the city on the Konark Express train.

Sourced from AP, meant for other states

The initial investigation revealed that the accused had sourced the ganja from Tuni, Narsipatnam, and Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. Officials said the gang planned to sell it for a huge profit in cities like Aurangabad, Mumbai, and Pune in Maharashtra. 

The accused admitted they sell one kilo of ganja for anywhere between Rs 4,000 and Rs 20,000. The police identified all four arrested men as residents of Maharashtra: Ganesh Shivnath Bodge (42), Parmeshwar Damodar Balap (33), Vinny Shailesh Mesharam (32), and Khan Sajawar Nawaz Khan (54). 

They also seized Rs 72,500 in cash from the main accused before shifting them to the Secunderabad Excise Station to register a case.