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The Afzalgunj constabulary connected Saturday, February 14, arrested 2 inter-State cause peddlers and seized 10.32 kg of marijuana allegedly being transported into the city.
The arrested persons were identified arsenic 60-year-old Ashish Shikdhar and 34-year-old Bhima Jali, some natives of Malkangiri territory successful Odisha. A 3rd accused, 40-year-old Mouni, besides from Malkangiri district, is absconding. Police described Mouni arsenic the alleged cause peddler who arranged the contraband and aided successful its transportation.
According to the police, the 2 accused were apprehended adjacent the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS). On checking, officers allegedly recovered that some of them were carrying packets of marijuana concealed successful specially designed vests with aggregate interior pockets worn beneath their shirts and jackets.
In summation to the contraband, constabulary seized 2 mobile phones, 2 jackets and ₹2,380 successful cash. The specially stitched vests utilized to conceal the packets were besides recovered.
Investigators said the accused, who reportedly enactment arsenic farmers and labourers successful Odisha, were allegedly lured by Mouni with an connection of ₹2,000 per kilogram for transporting bulk quantities of marijuana to Hyderabad by bus. Police claimed that connected January 29, Mouni had handed implicit 6 kg of marijuana to the duo, which they allegedly delivered to an unidentified receiver successful Hyderabad.
On February 13, Mouni is said to person again fixed them astir 10 kg of marijuana and ₹5,000 successful currency to beryllium delivered successful Hyderabad. As the alleged receiver did not crook up, they reportedly stayed overnight connected the roads adjacent the autobus presumption earlier being apprehended the adjacent evening.
