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Hyderabad man conceals ganja behind portraits of deities in bid to hoodwink cops, busted
HYDERABAD: The
State Task Force
(STF) of the excise department on Saturday seized 21.3 kg of ganja worth Rs 10.7 lakh in twin operations and arrested three traffickers.
STF team leader Nandyala Anji Reddy said the contraband was sourced from Odisha. In the first raid, the team searched the residence of a suspect named Rohan Singh in Dhoolpet. Initial sweeps drew a blank until officers inspected the puja room, where 10.9 kg of ganja wrapped in newspapers was found concealed behind framed portraits of deities. Rohan Singh and his associate Yashwant were arrested. Their associate, Rohit of Dhoolpet, is on the run.
In the second raid at a house in Shivlal Nagar, Dhoolpet, the team recovered 10.4 kg of ganja from Sanker Singh and arrested him. His associates, Sushil Singh and Sarita from Dhoolpet, are absconding. The suppliers in both cases, Swapna Mandal and Rajveer Barik from Odisha, are also absconding.
The accused were booked under separate NDPS cases at Dhoolpet excise station and remanded to judicial custody on Saturday.
