Hyderabad: Three interstate drug smugglers were arrested and 265kg marijuana seized from a truck parked near Railway Station Hi-Tec City on Monday.
The defendant took the contraband from Odisha to Uttar Pradesh with Hyderabad.
Marijuana hidden in a secret compartment in the driver’s cabin.
Madhapur Police said they received a tip in a truck on January 23 night and they catch Peddler MD Iqbal (35) and the truck driver Sharukh (30) and Mohammed Salim (29), all of the above.
“Allegations have heard about police check vehicles at the exit point orr.
They entered the city at night and parked the truck near the train station Hi-Tec City on January 22,” said Madhapur DCP K Shilpavalli.
Allegations claim that they got the contraband from Alias Babbulal babla, a native of Darliput village in Koraput.
Iqbal told police that he received confirmation from babbulal about the availability of marijuana a few days ago and he called Sharukh and Salim, who was in Nagpur with a lot of vegetables, to transport it.
Iqbal met with the duo in Hyderabad and they went to Darliput on January 21.
HYD: 3 Smugglers between Countries Arrested with 256kg of marijuana
