Telangana’s EAGLE busts inter-state ganja trafficking network in Khammam, seizes 400 kg of contraband worth ₹2 crore
The Telangana EAGLE Force successfully dismantled an inter-state drug trafficking network operating between Odisha and Karnataka. Authorities seized 400 kilograms of ganja valued at ₹2 crore and arrested three individuals involved in the supply chain.
Why it matters
This operation highlights ongoing efforts by regional law enforcement to curb the flow of illegal narcotics across state borders in India.
The Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Force of Telangana has busted an inter-state ganja trafficking network operating between Odisha and Karnataka and apprehended three persons in Khammam district. Police seized 400 kgs of dry ganja, estimated to be worth ₹2 crore, along with three vehicles, two mobile phones and ₹10,110 in cash.
The Regional Narcotics Control Centre (RNCC), Khammam, intercepted the network and apprehended Vanthala Gopi Nadh (27) a Bolero driver from Maredumilli in Andhra Pradesh, Khilo Laxman (25), who allegedly acted as a motorcycle pilot and escort, and M. Nagaraju (32), a transporter and peddler from Karnataka. Several others allegedly associated with the network are absconding.
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