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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Staff Reporter

Rachakonda police seize 590 kg of ganja

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. 

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