Three elderly among 5 held in Hyderabad with 38 kg ganja worth Rs 10 lakh
Five people, including three elderly persons, were arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly transporting 38 kg of dry ganja worth around Rs 10 lakh, police said.
The accused were apprehended on August 21 in the Gandhi Nagar police station limits after police received information about the movement of the contraband.
According to police, the accused included two men aged 65 and 78 and a 66-year-old woman. They are from Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Crimes) M Srinivas said the group allegedly procured the ganja from Araku in Visakhapatnam and was taking it to Mumbai through Hyderabad by bus.
Police said the accused were allegedly working as carriers for an unidentified person who supplied them with instructions and paid them for each delivery.
The ganja was allegedly packed into travel bags after being collected from Araku. The accused then travelled to Hyderabad on different buses to avoid attracting attention, police said.
They were allegedly paid around Rs 10,000 to Rs 12,000 for each delivery.
Police said the suspected source was using elderly people as carriers, believing they would be less likely to attract suspicion during travel.
The investigation is underway to identify the person who allegedly supplied the ganja and to trace the wider network, police said.
(With inputs from PTI)
