Overview

• Acting on credible information, police intercepted a container lorry during checks in Sujathanagar Mandal near Annapurna Bakery around 8 am.
• Officers recovered 96 packets totaling 499 kg of ganja valued at about Rs 2.5 crore.
• The load was sourced from the Nellipaka forest area in Andhra Pradesh for delivery to Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• Jagadish Dayaram Patil and lorry owner-driver Sanju Kumar were arrested, while buyer Amit Rohidas Patil and seller Hari remain absconding.
• The truck and two mobile phones were seized as evidence, with investigators probing links to prior 2024 cases and a recent 222 kg haul in the district.