Police Arrest Three with 6 kg Ganja Worth Rs 3 Lakh at LB Nagar

The EAGLE Force, operating in coordination with the LB Nagar police, busted an interstate ganja supply network and arrested three individuals in the early hours of Monday at LB Nagar in Hyderabad. The joint police team intercepted the suspects while they were allegedly attempting to deliver a six-kilogram consignment of ganja worth Rs 3 lakh.

Police identified the arrested suspects as Sunitha Nag, 30, and Pojja Dirdo, both residents of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, and Manchala Rajesh, 27, a mason residing in Annaram village in Vangur mandal of Nagarkurnool district.

According to the police, Sunitha had allegedly been procuring the contraband from her cousin Lakhan, who operates out of Malkangiri, and supplying it to consumers in Hyderabad. Since the start of 2026, she had allegedly been purchasing the contraband at approximately Rs 3,500 per kilogram and reselling it to local buyers for around Rs 14,000 per kilogram.

Sandeep Shandilya, Director of EAGLE Force, said Sunitha and Dirdo procured the six-kilogram consignment on Sunday before traveling to Hyderabad. They arrived at LB Nagar around 4 am on Monday and subsequently contacted a customer identified as Satyanarayana, who also goes by the aliases Satya and Satti.

When Sunitha and Dirdo allegedly began handing over the contraband, officers from the EAGLE Force and LB Nagar police intercepted them. Satyanarayana reportedly fled from the spot during the raid, while Rajesh, who had allegedly arrived to receive the consignment, was apprehended by the police.

During the investigation, police discovered that Dirdo had previously been arrested by the Raipur police in 2025 while in possession of 10 kilograms of ganja.

Law enforcement officials have identified six consumers linked to the network so far. Police are continuing their search for four absconding individuals, identified as Lakhan, Satyanarayana, Mallesh, and Shivashankar. Authorities are actively investigating the broader network to uncover additional suppliers and consumers, as well as tracing the financial transactions involved in the illicit operation.