Peddler held with 1.36 kg ganja in Hyderabad
Another arrested in raid
Similarly, in a raid at Maruthi Langer Houz area in Golconda, the sleuths arrested another drug peddler, Mohammed Suleman, and seized five grams of MDMA, along with two phones and a motorcyle.
Rs 10 crore of ganja destroyed
Secunderabad Railway police on Monday destroyed over 2.01 metric tonnes of ganja, worth Rs 10.05 crore at Thokkapur village in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. The contraband had been seized in 74 cases, including 49 from Secunderabad Urban, 5 from Secunderabad Rural and 20 from Kazipet divisions.
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