Kothagudem: Police seized 77 kg of dry ganja and arrested two persons at Bhadrachalam town in the district on Monday.
Speaking to the media, Bhadrachalam ASP B Rohith Raj said during a vehicle inspection at the forest check post in the town, SI Madhuprasad and his staff spotted two persons carrying the ganja, worth Rs 15 lakh, on a motorcycle and in a car.
The suspects, Banoth Hari of Dubba Thanda and Gunde Parasuram Veeraram of Maripeda Bungalow area of Mahabubabad district, were arrested. They confessed to police that they bought the ganja from a supplier, Ramu at the Sileru area in AP to sell it to Banoth Pandu Naik and Prakash of Hyderabad.
A car, a motorcycle, and two cell phones were seized from them. The ASP appreciated Bhadrachalam CI Nagaraju Reddy, SIs Madhu Prasad, Rajesh Kumar, and the staff for seizing the ganja.
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