Officials of the Telangana Prohibition and Excise department’s Enforcement wing (Rangareddy) who conducted searches in Borabanda seized 774 ml of hashish oil from a native of Srikakulam on Tuesday.
The man, identified as A. Balaraju, told Excise officials that he used to purchase it from one N. Praveen, a resident of Visakhapatnam. A litre would cost him ₹40,000, he told officials. Later, it would be packed into tiny plastic containers of 5 ml to 7 ml capacity. Each container was priced at ₹1,500 for sale in Hyderabad and Rangareddy limits.
Excise inspector P. Sreedhar said Balaraju has a room in Borabanda. He shuttles between Hyderabad and Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. Excise teams are now trying to trace Praveen.
