11 kg hashish oil worth ₹1.5 crore seized, three held in Kandukur
Police in Kandukur arrested three individuals and seized 11 kilograms of hashish oil valued at approximately ₹1.5 crore. The suspects were intercepted while transporting the contraband from Lambasingi to Hyderabad.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing law enforcement efforts to curb the illegal drug trade and inter-state trafficking of narcotics in India.
The Special Operations Team (SOT) Maheshwaram Zone and Kandukur police seized 11 kg of hashish oil worth approximately ₹1.50 crore and arrested three persons who were allegedly transporting the contraband to Hyderabad from Lambasingi.
The accused were identified as Morupoju Ravi Varma, 27, Jarpula Lokesh, 26, and Syed Sohail Hussain, 27. Police intercepted the Maruti Swift car in which they were travelling near Navaru Balreddy Function Hall on Srisailam Highway during vehicle checking on Friday morning.
Police said the three were travelling towards Hyderabad through Lambasingi, Khammam, Miryalaguda, Devarakonda, Kalwakurthy and Kandukur. During the search, 11 transparent packets containing a black-coloured substance suspected to be hashish oil were found. The police seized 11 kg of hashish oil, two mobile phones and the car bearing registration number TS 07 HT 6393.
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