Four arrested with ganja worth ₹50 lakh near Secunderabad Railway Station

A pack of 4 was arrested and 42.9 kg of ganja worthy astir ₹50 lakh was seized by the excise officials adjacent Secunderabad Railway Station connected Saturday (April 4).

The accused person been identified arsenic 42-year-old Ganesh Shivnath Boduge, 33-year-old Parameshwar Damodar Balap, 32-year-old Vinny Shailesh Meshram, and 54-year-old Khan Sajavar Nawaz Khan, each residents of Maharashtra.

According to the officials, the accused procured ganja from the Tuni and Narsipatnam regions of Andhra Pradesh and transported it successful 4 bags aboard the Konark Express. They were intercepted adjacent the Senior Section Engineering Works bureau portion waiting for a purchaser from the Aurangabad region.

Upon inspection, 20 packets of ganja weighing 42.9 kg were recovered successful their possession. Cash amounting to ₹72,500 was besides seized.

During interrogation, the accused confessed to purchasing ganja astatine ₹4,000 per kilogram and selling it astatine rates ranging betwixt ₹12,000 and ₹20,000 per kilogram to buyers successful cities including Mumbai and Pune, routing consignments done Secunderabad.

The accused and seized spot were handed implicit to the Secunderabad Excise Station for further investigation.