Overview

• Officers spotted a motorcycle and plastic bags near the Chilukamma Nagar forest and detained four suspects as they tried to flee, with the group having earlier hidden the consignment on August 28 during vehicle checks.
• The detainees confessed to possessing roughly 750 kilograms of dry ganja, including packets dumped in a secret forest location.
• Police valued the haul at about ₹3.80–3.81 crore and registered a case under the NDPS Act.
• Investigators say the couriers were paid ₹10,000 each and acted on instructions from absconding organisers identified as Ramesh and Majji Krishna, for whom searches are ongoing.
• The arrested are Andala Pandureddy (ASR, Andhra Pradesh), Gollari Muniraju and Koppu Kotaiah (Odisha), and Bhukya Saikumar (Suryapet), with probes noting a prior 120 kg attempt in Bidar.