Two held with hash oil worth ₹21.37 lakh in Hyderabad
In Hyderabad, authorities apprehended two individuals accused of peddling hash oil worth ₹21.37 lakh. The accused, identified as Poddu Mohan Rao, 41, and T. Bistudas, 27, were caught by the Commissioner’s Task Force, Jubilee Hills Zone team, and S.R. Nagar police. Mohan Rao, an agricultural worker from Araku, Andhra Pradesh, and Bistudas, also an agricultural worker from Alluri Sitharama Raju district, allegedly fell into financial trouble while working in agriculture and driving an autorickshaw.
They reportedly connected with a person from Odisha involved in the hash oil trade, who sought to sell to potential buyers in Hyderabad. On the morning of August 30, the duo acquired 1.71 litres of the narcotic substance from their contact in Odisha, planning to transport and sell it at a higher price. They boarded a train from Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad around 3 a.m. on August 31, carrying the contraband.
Upon reaching Secunderabad, they hired an autorickshaw and waited for a prospective customer at Water Tank Lane in S.R. Nagar. Acting on a tip-off, the Task Force and S.R. Nagar police apprehended the accused before the planned transaction could occur.
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