Hyderabad Police Catch Four Drug Peddlers and Seize Rs 30 Lakh Worth of Drugs
The Commissioner’s Task Force (CTF) of the South West Zone of Hyderabad Police in Telangana has arrested four interstate drug peddlers in separate operations. The total value of the seized contraband is Rs 30 lakh.
First Operation at Habeeb Nagar Police Station
Officials arrested Syed Abdullah (32), a resident of Mallepally, Hyderabad, Anas Ahmed Shaikh (24), a senior associate at a BPO from Govandi, Mumbai, and Irfan Raju Shaikh (20), a hotel management student from Dharave, Maharashtra. They seized 144.72 grams of OG weed Ganja and four mobile phones, valued at Rs 10 lakh.
Anas Ahmed Shaikh and Irfan Raju Shaikh were working with a main peddler named Farhan. They supplied organic ganja in Maharashtra. Syed Abdullah, addicted to ganja, approached Anas to purchase the drug and planned to sell part of it at a higher price. On September 30, Anas and Irfan arrived in Hyderabad to deliver the marijuana to Abdullah near Ravindra Bharathi School. Acting on credible information, the South West Zone Task Force and Habeeb Nagar police apprehended the suspects with the drugs.
Second Operation at Asif Nagar Police Station
Authorities seized two kilogrammes of weed/hash oil and one mobile phone from Hantal Gobardhan, alias Govardhan (32), a farmer from Malkangiri, Odisha. The hash oil is valued at Rs 20 lakh.
Gobardhan had worked for Manoj, a major supplier of ganja and hash oil, for five years. Following Manoj’s orders, Gobardhan was tasked with delivering two kilogrammes of hash oil to a customer in Hyderabad. On his way to Sai Baba Temple in Gudimalkapur, Gobardhan was stopped during a vehicle check by the CTF and Asif Nagar police, where the hash oil was discovered.
Police Statement
Vijay Srinivas, ACP of Asif Nagar, said, “On a tip-off, the Task Force Southwest Zone, along with Habeeb Nagar police, took custody of two persons: Syed Abdullah, Anas Ahmed, and Irfan Raju Sheikh. They used to meet Syed Abdullah, who is addicted to ganja. OGB is a ganja product that is only available in coastal areas and is very costly, approximately Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,000 per gram.”
He added, “In another case, we apprehended Hantal Gobardhan, a native of Malkangiri district, Odisha. Near Gudimalkapur Sai Baba temple, we found two kilograms of hash oil worth about Rs 20 lakh. Further inquiries are ongoing to break the chain of custody.”
The police have assured that they will continue their investigation to uncover the larger network involved in drug trafficking in the region.
Doubts Revealed
Hyderabad Police -: Hyderabad Police are the police officers who work in the city of Hyderabad, which is a big city in India.
Drug Peddlers -: Drug peddlers are people who sell illegal drugs, which are harmful substances that people are not allowed to sell or use.
Rs 30 Lakh -: Rs 30 Lakh means 30,00,000 rupees, which is a lot of money in India.
Commissioner’s Task Force (CTF) -: The Commissioner’s Task Force (CTF) is a special group of police officers who work on important cases to catch criminals.
Interstate -: Interstate means something that involves more than one state. In this case, it means the drug peddlers were working in different states of India.
Contraband -: Contraband means illegal items that people are not allowed to have or sell.
OG weed Ganja -: OG weed Ganja is a type of illegal drug made from the cannabis plant.
Hash oil -: Hash oil is a strong, illegal drug made from the cannabis plant.
Habeeb Nagar Police Station -: Habeeb Nagar Police Station is a police station in Hyderabad where police officers work to keep the area safe.
Asif Nagar Police Station -: Asif Nagar Police Station is another police station in Hyderabad where police officers work to keep the area safe.
Investigate -: Investigate means to look into something very carefully to find out the truth, like how the police are trying to find out more about the drug trafficking network.
Drug trafficking network -: A drug trafficking network is a group of people who work together to sell illegal drugs in different places.
