Two held with 21.2 kg ganja, 1 litre hash oil near Kacheguda railway station

Two alleged drug traffickers were apprehended near Kacheguda railway station in Hyderabad, carrying 21.2 kg of ganja and one litre of hash oil, according to police on Saturday. The suspects, Pangi Satish Kumar, 29, and Pangi Ganesh, 29, are cousins from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha respectively. The duo had arrived in Hyderabad with the contraband, allegedly intending to sell it for profit.

Following leads from the Commissioner’s Task Force and local police, the pair was detained near the parcel office at Kacheguda station. Police seized 18 packets of ganja, weighing 21.2 kg, and a litre of hash oil, valuing the seized items at around ₹23 lakh. During questioning, the accused claimed they had purchased the drugs from a man named Loknath, who is currently at large in Odisha.

Authorities are now working to locate Loknath and determine the source and intended recipients of the drugs.