Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise State Task Force team arrested three friends from Kadapa and Nellore districts for allegedly smuggling ganja from the Araku region and selling it in Hyderabad.
The team caught them at Gagan Pahad in Rajendranagar on Saturday morning when they were trying to deliver the contraband to local sellers.
According to excise officials, the trio allegedly invested money and came to Araku near Visakhapatnam. They purchased ganja at Rs.5,000 per kg and brought it to Hyderabad to sell it to local dealers at Rs.50,000 per kg.
The officials seized seven kg of ganja worth around Rs.3.5 lakh, the car and mobile phones from the accused.
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