The Excise Department officials in Musheerabad arrested two people transporting ganja in an autorickshaw, in Domalguda, on Wednesday. Over six kilograms of the contraband was seized from them. Guddu Kumar and Chetukumar Yadav, both natives of Jharkhand, were arrested. The accused came to Hyderabad in search of employment and were working as auto drivers. They … Read more
Excise Department staff with the accused and a part of the ganja which was recovered, in Hyderabad, on Wednesday,December 18, 2024. Close to three kilograms of ganja was seized during the raids conducted by the State Task Force under the Telangana Excise and Prohibition Department at two residences in Hyderabad on Wednesday. In the first … Read more
The Tiruchendur police have arrested five persons for possession of 4 kg of ganja in their car. Following a tip off, the Tiruchendur police had taken up checking of vehicles near the Shanmugapuram Railway Gate. They stopped a car and searched it. The police found 4 kg of ganja in the vehicle. The accused were … Read more
Excise officials arrested one person with alleged possession of 21 kg of ganja near Pravachambalam late on Friday. The police identified the accused as Shijaam of Vellayani. The accused is an habitual offender, sources said. In another case, two West Bengal natives, Sajal Das and Sabuj Mandal, were apprehended at the Amaravila excise check-post allegedly … Read more
The Central Zone Task Force Police arrested a 27-year-old Swiggy food delivery executive with five kilograms of ganja in Secunderabad on Tuesday evening. The police arrested Jitendra Nahak, a native of Odisha, when he came to sell the contraband to customers near Secunderabad Railway Station. A native of Kodala in Odisha, Nahak moved to … Read more
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy participating in the event to hand over appointment letters to police constables, at L.B Stadium in Hyderabad on February 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Â Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy ceremoniously handed over appointment letters to 10 police constables at L.B. Stadium on Wednesday evening as … Read more
Acting on a tip-off that a goods auto driver had been selling ganja by the streetside in Mariyappanapalya, RMC Yard police raided and arrested the driver Harshavaradhan and recovered 12.05 kg of ganja from him. Harshavardhan, who works as a lorry driver, was going on long trips and used to drive around a goods vehicle … Read more
Nellore SP K. Thirumaleshwara Reddy taking a look at the ganja seized in Nellore on Monday. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Police arrested six persons for allegedly smuggling ganja to neighbouring Tamil Nadu and seized the contraband worth ₹10 lakh from them on Monday. Addressing the media here, Superintendent of Police said K. Thirumaleshwara Reddy … Read more
Ongole Deputy Superintendent of Police U. Nagaraju and police personnel with the seized ganja, in Ongole on Friday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS Prakasam police busted a ganja smuggling racket with the seizure of contraband worth ₹16.50 lakh from eight peddlers, including three from Tamil Nadu and two from Kerala, near Tangutur in Prakasam district … Read more
Recent incidents have brought to light the growing trade and abuse of synthetic and psychoactive drugs, including among schoolchildren. M.P. Praveen and Mithosh Joseph report on the various dimensions of the problem and the steps being taken to crack down on drug peddling and to rehabilitate addicts Recent incidents have brought to light the growing … Read more