Mon Oct 13 18:31:33 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

Police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana, India, seized 499 kg of ganja worth approximately ₹2.50 crore. The drugs were being transported in a container lorry from Andhra Pradesh to Jaipur, Rajasthan. Two men, Jagadeesh Dayaram Patil and Sanju Kumar, were arrested, and a case has been registered under the NDPS Act.

**News Article:**

**Massive Ganja Smuggling Operation Busted in Telangana: Two Arrested**

**BHADRADRI KOTHAGUDEM, October 14, 2025** – The Sujathanagar police have intercepted a significant drug smuggling operation, seizing 499 kg of ganja with an estimated street value of ₹2.50 crore. The seizure occurred during a routine vehicle check at Vepalagadda village in the Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana.

Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a container lorry bearing registration number KA38A 6754. A search of the vehicle revealed 96 packets containing the dry ganja. The contraband was reportedly being transported from neighboring Andhra Pradesh to Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Two individuals, identified as Jagadeesh Dayaram Patil, 37, from Maharashtra, and Sanju Kumar, 49, a native of Karnataka’s Bidar district, have been arrested in connection with the smuggling operation.

A case has been registered against the two men, as well as two other unnamed members of the inter-state drug trafficking ring, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Authorities have confirmed that further investigation is underway to uncover the full extent of the smuggling network.

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