6 days ago
Man Arrested in Hyderabad With Ganja Worth Rs 2.5 Lakh
Officials in Hyderabad stopped buses to look for illegal drugs.
They found five kilograms of ganja in a passenger’s handbag.
The ganja was valued at Rs 2.50 lakh.
The passenger was identified as 46-year-old Mohammed Khader.
Officials said he had traveled with the ganja from Nagpur.
They said he bought it from unidentified sellers from Odisha.
He allegedly planned to sell it in small packets in Hyderabad.
The seized ganja and the accused were handed over to the Medchal Excise Station.
Excise Task Force teams seized five kilograms of dry ganja valued at Rs 2.50 lakh.
A 46-year-old man, Mohammed Khader, was arrested during checks on travel buses near Gundlapochampally.
Officials said Khader was carrying five packets of ganja in a handbag.
He allegedly bought the ganja in Nagpur from unidentified sellers from Odisha.
Khader allegedly planned to sell 50-gram packets in Hyderabad with an accomplice identified as Mohammed.
- Who
- Excise Task Force teams arrested 46-year-old Mohammed Khader; an alleged accomplice was identified as Mohammed of Golconda.
- What
- Officials seized five kilograms of dry ganja worth Rs 2.50 lakh and arrested Khader.
- Where
- During checks on travel buses near the outskirts of Gundlapochampally, under Medchal Excise Station limits, Hyderabad.
- When
- August 26, 2026.
- Why
- Officials were acting on a tip about illegal narcotics transportation on buses traveling from Nagpur to Hyderabad.
Key facts
- Seized substance
- Five kilograms of dry ganja
- Estimated value
- Rs 2.50 lakh
- Arrested person
- Mohammed Khader, aged 46
- Origin of shipment
- Nagpur
- Intended market
- Hyderabad
- Alleged purchase price
- Rs 2,000 per kilogram
- Alleged resale plan
- 50-gram packets for Rs 500 each











