The Hayathnagar police arrested two smugglers from Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh and seized 50 kg of ganja from them. He had reportedly procured the contraband in the agency areas of Visakhapatnam, and was on his way to Hyderabad, when the police intercepted his vehicle and nabbed him on the outskirts of the city.
Vanasthalipuram ACP K. According to Purushottam Reddy, who disclosed the details to media persons on Saturday, Gundlapally Siva Reddy and Inala Narasaiah of Palnadu, both childhood friends, were in ganja smuggling.
They used to buy the contraband at source at as low as ₹5000 per kg and take it to cities to sell at almost four times the rate. In the present transaction, he has engaged a tile shop owner in Dachepally mandal, A.K. Another person named Hanimi Reddy was also included.
In another incident, Vanasthalipuram police and Malkajgiri Special Operations team arrested two peddlers from Visakhapatnam and East Godavari, and seized one liter of hashish oil.
Police said they were arrested near Sushma X Road when they were changing packets. The accused Korra Nagaraju of Dumbriguda, Visakhapatnam had allegedly bought oil in Anantagiri for Rs 40,000 and brought it here to hand over to his friend Mandapally Mohan, an autorickshaw driver.
A case was registered against all the accused under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.