24/10/2025
INTERSTATE DRUG PEDDLING RACKET BUSTED
Date: 22-10-2025
Police Teams Involved:
Commissioner’s Task Force, South-East Zone Team
Bandlaguda Police Station, Hyderabad City
Key Highlights
Seized:
G***a: 908.41 KGs
Worth: ₹2.70 Crore (Two Crores and Seventy Lakhs)
Other Seized Items: Eicher transport vehicle, 4 mobile phones, ₹2,500 cash
Route Used:
Malkangiri (Odisha) ➝ Srikakulam ➝ Hyderabad ➝ Nashik (Maharashtra)
Method:
The accused concealed g***a in 28 HDPE bags, hidden beneath cashew shells, and covered with a tarpaulin to avoid police detection.
Arrested Accused
1. Mohammed Kaleem Uddin (aka Kaleem)
Age 32, Heavy vehicle driver/g***a transporter
R/o Hussain Shah Nagar, Golconda, Hyderabad
2. Shaik Sohail
Age 23, AC technician
R/o Near Bilal Masjid, Patel Nagar, Amberpet, Hyderabad
3. Mohammed Afzal
Age 25, Washing machine technician
R/o Near Rayees Bhai Hotel, Patel Nagar, Amberpet, Hyderabad
Main Associates (Still at Large / Linked)
Rahman – Main transporter (Hyderabad)
Jithu – Supplier from Kalimela, Malkangiri (Odisha)
Suresh – Supplier from Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)
Mahesh – Receiver at Sangamner, Nashik (Maharashtra)The accused, all childhood friends from Amberpet, Hyderabad, were promised ₹3–5 lakhs per trip for transporting g***a from Odisha to Maharashtra.
Rahman coordinated the logistics, instructing the team to load g***a at Kalimela and transport it under a cover of cashew shells.
The consignment was intercepted at OS Palace Function Hall, Main Road, Bandlaguda.
Police Statement
Deputy Commissioner of Police S. Chaitanya Kumar, South-East Zone, Hyderabad City, commended the Task Force and Bandlaguda Police for their proactive efforts in dismantling the network.
The Hyderabad Police reaffirmed their commitment to curb drug trafficking and appealed to the public to cooperate in reporting such activities.