Four individuals were arrested and nearly 2.5 kilograms of ganja were seized during a series of raids conducted by the State Task Force (STF) of the Telangana Excise and Prohibition Department in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
In the first raid, STF A-Team arrested Mohammed Kazha at Maruti Nagar near Langar Houz and seized 1.4 kilograms of ganja. Charges have also been registered against the contractor, Sheikh Habib, who remains on the run.
In another operation, Kundan Kumar Jha of Secunderabad was arrested while selling ganja in Ameerpet. The officers seized 521 grams of the substance from him.
Meanwhile, the STF-B team arrested two persons, identified as Ravi Teja and Satish Goud, for selling ganja packets in Karkhana. Police seized 35 packets of ganja allegedly brought from Bidar. The main contractor, identified as Praveen, is absconding.
The arrested individuals and seized contraband have been handed over to Golkonda, Ameerpet and Malkajgiri excise stations concerned for further investigation.
Published – 29 Oct 2025 21:18 IST
