Four arrested with 20 kg ganja on private bus by EAGLE Force

Key points

• Four persons were arrested for transporting 20 kg ganja in a private bus by the Regional Narcotics Control Cell (RNCC), Khammam team of the EAGLE Force, Telangana.
• According to officials, the team intercepted a private bus travelling from Malkangiri in Odisha to Hyderabad following specific intelligence inputs about narcotics transportation.
• During the inspection, officers allegedly recovered 20 kg dry ganja valued at ₹10 lakh, besides seizing five mobile phones and the bus used for transportation.
• The accused were identified as Ramesh Nagul, 25, a worker from Potrel in Malkangiri district of Odisha, Rajan Kora, 21, engaged in centring work and allegedly acting as transporter, from Potrel in Chitrakonda area of Malkangiri, Bisanka Mallick, 52, a bus driver from MV-28 Kamwada in Malkangiri, and Aravind Gain, 52, another bus driver from Malkangiri district.
• Investigators said the contraband was allegedly procured from Ranjan Khara alias Ashok Kumar, a resident of Chithrakonda in...