HYDERABAD: Kodad police of Suryapet district arrested a gang of hashish oil peddlers and seized Rs 15 lakh worth property from their possession on Sunday.
Acting on specific information, Kodad town police conducted checking at Khammam X Roads on Sunday morning and intercepted a car. Police found 1.5 litres of hashish oil packed in polythene bags, and seized the material. Police arrested five people from the vehicle.
During the interrogation, the accused identified themselves as B Suresh, 27, driver from Kodad, G John Victor, 27, an auto driver from Dammaiguda in Visakhapatnam, V Bheemaraju, 31, a driver from Hukumpeta mandal in Visakhapatnam, V Govindu, 19, auto driver from Paderu mandal in Visakhapatnam district and N Anudeep, 21, a student from Kodad.
Apart from the hashish oil police also seized Rs 10,000 cash, five mobile phones, a four wheeler and a weighing machine. The accused confessed to police that they purchased the contraband from unknown suppliers in Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border area in Visakhapatnam district.
Police said that due to increased surveillance of police on ganja peddlers, the accused decided to procure hashish oil and sell in Telangana for profit. The gang purchased 1.5 litres of hashish oil for Rs 75,000. “The gang was planning to sell 10ml for Rs 5,000. Their aim was to sell the entire contraband for over Rs 7.5 lakh and make share the profit,” Suryapet SP S Rajendra Prasad said.
The four-wheeler seized by the cops belongs to John Victor and the accused were planning to sell the contraband first in Kodad and later in Hyderabad. A case was registered against the accused under sections 8(c) r/w 20 (b)(ii) (C), 21(C) of the NDPS Act. The accused will be produced before the court for judicial remand on Monday.
