2 Arrested in Suryapet Ganja Smuggling Case
The SP said police were making efforts to arrest three more persons allegedly linked to the smuggling case.
Nalgonda: Suryapet Town-II police have arrested two persons in connection with the seizure of 112 kg of ganja, worth Rs 25 lakh, from an abandoned vehicle near Suryapet.
The arrested persons were identified as Akash Vijay Dabekar, 23, of Beed district and Akash Dilip Morye, 32, of Buldhana district in Maharashtra. They were allegedly transporting ganja from Odisha to Maharashtra.
Addressing a media conference at the district police office in Suryapet, superintendent of police K. Narsimha said the accused had abandoned the vehicle near a function hall, beside National Highway 65 on the outskirts of Suryapet, on November 7 after it developed a technical fault.
Patrolling police searched the vehicle on the same day and seized 112 kg of ganja. The two accused were arrested on Thursday when they returned to the spot where they had abandoned the vehicle, the SP said.
The accused had purchased ganja from an unidentified person in Odisha for Rs 2.24 lakh and planned to transport it to Maharashtra, he added.
The SP said police were making efforts to arrest three more persons allegedly linked to the smuggling case.