Overview
- The Commissioner’s Task Force (West Zone) and SR Nagar police conducted the raid and arrested Maniel Dalabhera, 30, and Ismail Raita, 48.
- Investigators say Dalabhera cultivated ganja on about half an acre in Anugur, Gajapati district, citing financial hardship and a family practice.
- Raita moved to Hyderabad in November 2024 and, after contacting buyers in Dhoolpet, sold dry ganja from his Medchal residence on multiple occasions.
- Officers seized two mobile phones along with the 70 kg consignment and registered a case, with efforts under way to identify local consumers and resellers.
- Police attribute a facilitation role to cousin Rinita Raita, who is absconding, and they have issued public warnings to youth about the harms of drug use.