HYDERABAD: In a significant drug bust, the Excise department in Hyderabad seized 1,000 ganja chocolates from a bus travelling from Orissa. The chocolates, which were being transported by a suspect identified as Anil Kumar, were intercepted at Kodad Rampur X Road.
According to Excise CI Shankar, the police had received a tip-off about the shipment and quickly moved to intercept the Kaveri Travels bus. During the search, the officers discovered the 1,000 ganja-infused chocolates, which were allegedly being transported for sale.
Anil Kumar, a resident of Orissa, was arrested on the spot. Police investigations revealed that he was selling the ganja chocolates to labourers in Hyderabad at a rate of Rs 30 per chocolate. The authorities have registered a case against him and taken him into custody as they continue their investigation into the drug trafficking network. (ANI)