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Hyderabad’Jan 19 (PMI) An interstate drug peddler was arrested in Hyderabad on Saturday, January 18. The police seized 62 kg ganja worth Rs 15.5 lakh and a mobile phone from the accused.
Patil Kantilal Subhash, IPS ‘DCP. South-East Zone, Hyderabad said ‘The accused was identified as Raju Jat Raju, 35, an ice cream vendor and drug peddler from Maharashtra and a native of Madhya Pradesh. Raju was arrested from Nalgonda X road along with dry ganja by the commissioner’s task force south east zone in coordination with the Chaderghat police.
During interrogation, Raju confessed to peddling the drug for five years for a consumer identified as Purshottam, who belongs to Maharashtra. Raju purchased the ganja from a supplier identified as Subhash in Odisha.
The accused further said that on January 11 Purshottam had placed the order for the ganja and he was carrying the same to Maharashtra. Raju was apprehended while waiting for a taxi to go to Kachiguda railway station. The man was arrested under sections 20(b)(ii) (B) NDPS Act.
The arrest was made under the supervision of Sri. Ande Srinivasa Rao. Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Police, Commissioner’s Task Force, Sri T. Swami, Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Police, South-East Zone. Sri G. Shyam Sunder, ACP, Malakpet Division, Sri. S. Saidababu, Inspector of Police, South-East Zone Task Force team. Sri M. Raju. Inspector of Police. Chaderghat PS, Sri G. Saidulu, Detective Inspecter of Police, Chaderghat PS, SI’s Sri. P. Sairam, Sk. Kaviuddin, M. Madhu and PC Sri Syed Mohammed Aziz along with the staff of Commissioner’s Task Force. South-East Zone Team and the staff of Chaderghat PS, Hyderabad.(PMI)
