Hyderabad: Seven persons were arrested by the Hyderabad-Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) for peddling ganja in Kachiguda. The officials seized 114 kg of ganja from their possession.
HNEW officials said the arrested accused — Balaji Govid, A Prakash Kumar, M Mohan Rao, Durga Hari Prasad, K Ramana, L Gangadhar and T Gangadhar — are all residents of Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh.
The accused purchased ganja from Vizag agency, transported it to Hyderabad and sold it at a higher price to people in need.
All these accused have a history of ganja peddling. One of the accused was also arrested for uttering counterfeit currency.