10 ganja peddlers arrested in Nalgonda

​Nalgonda: Police arrested 10 ganja peddlers in the limits of Nalgonda police sub-division and seized 1.3 kg of ganja from their possession, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sudhkar told the media her eon Monday 

The arrested are T Sumander Singh, Rachan Singh, Sheik Rafi, Mohammed Mujubuddin, Balaguri Raju, Mohammed Ghouse, Ravilla Narsimha and Kallepally Kiran Kumar from Nalgonda town, Baja Shiva Kumar from Narketpally and Konda Anjamma from Nakrekal.

Producing the arrested before the media, Nalgonda DSP Sudhakar said the peddlers had brought ganja from Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh and Dhoolpet in Hyderabad. They used to sell it in small packets. Special police teams were constituted to arrest the peddlers, he said

Six of the arrested have criminal records against them. Kingpin of the ganja racket M Shekar Reddy is still at large, he said. 

Police identified, as many as 150 ganja addicted youth in Nalgonda and surrounding areas. They would be counselled soon, he said.