Karimnagar, Sept.28 : Police officers in Karimnagar Rural Police Station area have arrested a 24-year-old man for illegal smuggling and sale of ganja (cannabis). The police seized 1 kilogram and 140 grams of ganja along with a Samsung mobile phone from his possession near a local highway eatery.
Acting on a reliable tip-off on Monday afternoon, Karimnagar Rural Inspector A. Niranjan Reddy, Sub-Inspector A. Laxma Reddy, and their team set up a surveillance operation near Maitri Family Dhaba in Mugdumpur village. Officers noticed a young man wandering suspiciously with a white plastic bag. When he tried to flee, the police chased and caught him.
Upon searching the bag, officers recovered the contraband. The suspect was identified as Burra Vamshi, son of Chandraiah, a resident of Mugdumpur village. During questioning, Vamshi confessed that he regularly bought cheap ganja from border regions in Odisha. He confessed to bringing the substance on his motorcycle to sell in small packets to local youths and lorry drivers at highway dhabas for quick money.
Police revealed that Vamshi is a habitual offender with past drug-related cases registered against him in Ramagiri (Peddapalli district), Karimnagar Rural, and Odisha. He has been jailed multiple times, and a history sheet is maintained against him. Following his arrest, a case was registered, and he is being remanded to judicial custody for further legal action. Karimnagar Police Commissioner Gaush Alam and ACP Vijay Kumar praised the police team for successfully carrying out the operation.
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