The Abdullapurmet police along with L.B. Nagar Special Operation Team nabbed a gang that was smuggling ganja from Malkangiri of Odisha to Maharashtra via Hyderabad on Sunday.
Rachakonda police commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat addressing media persons on Monday said the total seizure was valued at about ₹1.30 crore.
“The accused had been procuring ganja from the Andhra-Odisha Border since 2019 for ₹ 3,000 per kg and selling it to local peddlers in various parts of Maharashtra at five times the price or more,” he said.