Eleven Arrested for Smuggling Banned Ganja in Mancherial
Hyderabad, Feb 20 (Maxim News): Police in Mancherial have arrested 11 people, including a minor, for smuggling banned ganja while pretending to run a CCTV camera business. Officers seized 23.5 kg of ganja, 11 mobile phones, 5 bikes, and an electronic weighing machine from them. Another 11 suspects are still missing.
How They Got Caught
Ramagundam Commissioner of Police M. Srinivasulu said the arrests were made after a tip-off. The arrested individuals are:
- Iruguralla Sathish (a minor)
- Mohammad Sameer
- Bheema Anudeep
- Mohammad Abdul
- Jadi Raghavendra Swamy
- Guduru Ramu
- Shaik Athar
- Shaik Sameer
- Arjun Babu Rao (from Karimnagar)
- Mohammad Azeej (from Karimnagar)
Meanwhile, the following suspects are on the run:
- Soma Praveen (CCTV trader, main accused)
- Thagarapu Raju
- Thagarapu Shruthi
- Thagarapu Vinay
- Ramalayam Rakesh
- Sridhar
- Munni
- Chintu
- Almekar Shyam
- Sai
- Sohail
How the Gang Operated
During questioning, Sathish, an auto-rickshaw driver, admitted that he and his friend Soma Praveen formed a gang of 21 people to make quick money. They bought ganja from Bhadrachalam for ₹75,000 and transported it in a car.
The gang stored the ganja at Praveen’s warehouse, where they packed it into small sachets for sale. Some of the accused were already addicted to ganja and later became smugglers. They mainly targeted youngsters in the town.
Police are now working to catch the remaining suspects. (Maxim News)
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