Interstate Ganja Peddler Arrested with 200 Kgs of Narcotics Worth Rs. 50 Lakh by South-East Task Force & Chandrayangutta Police

(Judicial Quest News Network)

Hyderabad,7, February,2025 On 06-02-2025, at approximately 20:30 hours, acting on a tip-off, the Commissioner’s Task Force, South-East Zone, Hyderabad, along with Chandrayangutta Police, intercepted a Hyundai Venue car at the Chandrayangutta Flyover. They apprehended an interstate ganja peddler, identified as Jadhav Shivaram, who was found in possession of 200 kilograms of dry ganja, which was subsequently seized.

Upon questioning, Jadhav revealed that he has been involved in the transportation of ganja from Sileru, Vizag, and Orissa to Maharashtra since 2015. Along with his associate, Banavath Jaipal, Jadhav regularly purchased ganja from one Subash, a supplier from Lamtaput, Odisha, and sold it at inflated prices to customers. Three days before his arrest, Jadhav and Banavath planned to acquire 200 kilograms of ganja to sell it at a higher price in Hyderabad. As per the plan, Jadhav drove his Hyundai car (TS15FC8882) to Odisha, where he bought the ganja for Rs. 4000 per kilogram from Subash. Afterward, he traveled to Shamshabad to meet Banavath, where they discussed selling the contraband for Rs. 8000 per kilogram in Hyderabad. Jadhav then proceeded to L.B. Nagar to hand over the drugs to their customer. However, while passing near Chandrayangutta, he was apprehended by the police, and the ganja was seized from his vehicle.

Jadhav, previously involved in criminal activities, had been linked to two earlier cases:

1. Cr.No. 458/2020 under NDPS Act, Shamshabad Police Station
2. Cr.No. 82/2021 under sections 324, 504, and 34 of the IPC, Nagaligidda Police Station.

Two other suspects, Subash (the supplier from Odisha) and Banavath Jaipal (Jadhav’s associate and peddler), remain at large. The operation was led under the supervision of Sri S. Chaitanya Kumar, IPS, Dy. Commissioner of Police, Commissioner’s Task Force, along with Sri T. Swami, Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Police, South-East Zone, and Sri Manoj Kumar, ACP, Chandrayangutta Division. The arrest was made with the support of the South-East Zone Task Force and Chandrayangutta Police, including Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors, and other personnel involved in the operation.