Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The Hyderabad City Police, in collaboration with the Tukaramgate Police, conducted a joint operation and apprehended a Ganja peddler, Babhuti Bhushan Palai, along with 10.30 kg of Ganja, a Hero Splendor bike, a weighing machine, a mobile phone, and Rs 1,210 in cash. The total value of the seized items is Rs 4,48,210.

Babhuti Bhushan Palai, a native of Ganjam District, Odisha, moved to Hyderabad in 2007 in search of employment. Initially working as a laborer and later as a Zomato delivery boy, he eventually became a JCB crane driver. Observing the Ganja consumption habits of some construction laborers, he decided to procure Ganja from his native place and sell it in Hyderabad for profit. He purchased Ganja from a supplier named Rahul in Ganjam for Rs 5,000 per kg and sold it in Hyderabad for Rs 20,000 per kg, making a profit of Rs 15,000 per kg.

On March 3, the HNEW team and Tukaramgate Police apprehended Palai with 10.3 kg of Ganja, a Hero Splendor bike, a weighing machine, a mobile phone, and Rs. 1,210 in cash. The seized Ganja was found in various forms, including bricks and sachets. The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) urges the public to refrain from substance abuse and report any drug-related information to the HNEW team at 8712661601.