Cops also confiscated five mobile phones and three two-wheelers. The total estimated value of the seized items was stated to be Rs 4.30 lakh.
HANAMKONDA: The police have launched a crackdown on the illegal sale of ganja within the limits of Kazipet police station. Six people were taken into custody in two separate cases, and a total of 600 grams of dried ganja was seized.
Cops also confiscated five mobile phones and three two-wheelers. The total estimated value of the seized items was stated to be Rs 4.30 lakh.
In the first case, the police detained five persons who had suspectedly arrived to sell ganja near the RTC bus stand in front of the Kazipet railway station on Monday. Cops seized 500 grams of ganja, five mobile phones and two two-wheelers from them. The value of the seized items was estimated at Rs 4.25 lakh.
According to a preliminary investigation, the main accused, Reddaboyina Rakesh, appears to have procured ganja from unidentified persons in Nagpur, Maharashtra, and brought it to the area. The other four accused had reportedly invested Rs 2,000 each and planned to sell the drug at a higher price to make a profit.
Police said the main accused had previously been booked in ganja-related cases.
In another incident, police detained Thalla Sangeeth Varma, 21, after he was found behaving suspiciously near the Kazipet Railway Children’s Park on Sunday. On checking a cover he was carrying, police claimed to have found 100 grams of dried ganja. During questioning, he allegedly admitted to bringing the drug to sell it for money. Police seized the ganja, an Oppo mobile phone and a Hero HF Deluxe motorcycle from him. The ganja was valued at Rs 5,000.
Police advised young people to stay away from narcotic substances and urged parents to watch for suspicious changes in their children’s behaviour.
