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HYDERABAD
A pistillate was arrested with 2.15 kgs of OG ganja arriving from Bangkok, pursuing a coordinated cognition by EAGLE Force Telangana, Customs and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
The apprehension of Doddi Suri Kala, a inferior creator from Hyderabad, connected June 6 2026 has led to the vulnerability of a transnational smuggling syndicate operating betwixt Thailand and India, recruiting women carriers to transport narcotics done aerial routes.
According to officials, quality developed by EAGLE Force indicated that Kerala-based accused Challil Puthanpurayil Nafsheed alias Alex and his subordinate Raju Biswas were recruiting women from Hyderabad nether the pretext of overseas question assignments and utilizing them to smuggle OG ganja from Bangkok into India. Acting connected this information, a Look Out Circular was issued against the suspects and agencies were alerted.
The pistillate bearer was intercepted by migration authorities upon accomplishment from Bangkok and taken into custody by NCB officials. On inspection of her baggage, officials reportedly recovered 2.15 kg of the contraband.
During interrogation, Suri Kala revealed that she was repeatedly lured into carrying contraband connected planetary trips, initially nether the guise of transporting items specified arsenic chocolates and biscuits. Investigators said she was offered payments ranging betwixt ₹10,000 and ₹20,000 per trip.
Officials stated that successful March 2026, she was archetypal sent to Bangkok and aboriginal returned via Chennai, wherever the contraband was collected by an subordinate of the syndicate. In April 2026, she was again sent overseas and instructed to present aggregate packets of OG ganja, which were aboriginal handed implicit adjacent Hyderabad aft arrival. In a consequent effort successful June 2026, she was intercepted by customs authorities astatine Hyderabad airport.
Investigators further noted that 2 different women, Ganga Bhawani and Gauri, had earlier been intercepted successful akin circumstances astatine Bangalore and Chennai airports, indicating recruitment of unsuspecting women for cause trafficking operations.
Efforts are underway to hint the main accused Nafsheed alias Alex, Raju Biswas and different members of the network.
Law enforcement agencies person urged the nationalist to stay vigilant and study immoderate drug-related activity, stressing that strict enactment volition proceed against those progressive successful narcotics trafficking networks.
