4 youth held, ganja worth Rs 9 lakh seized
Team Udayavani, Aug 31, 2019, 11:30 AM IST
Bidar: Four persons including two-degree students and a Pre-University student from the state were arrested by the Excise and Prohibition officials for alleged;y transporting 180 kg of ganja, worth Rs 9 lakh.
The arrested are identified as R. Tate Rao (29), Tirumalesu (21), A Krishna (23) and M. Rathod (20), all residents of Bhalki in Bidar district of Karnataka.
As per the sources, the prime accused Tate Rao had allegedly hired the three youths by promising them Rs 10,000 each for shifting ganja from Visakhapatnam Agency to Bidar. The gang allegedly procured 180 kg of ganja from interior areas of Darakonda and started for Karnataka via Chintapalle route on Friday.
Acting on a tip-off, the Excise teams opn Friday, August 30 intercepted their vehicle near Peddapeta Junction and confiscated the contraband.
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