Hyderabad: The Hyderabad city police seized 908 kgs of ganja worth Rs 2.7 crore from three persons on Wednesday while it was being transported to Maharashtra to be handed over to a local trader there.

On specific information, the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force, along with the Bandlaguda police, arrested three accused: Mohammed Kaleemuddin, 32, from Golconda, Shaik Sohail, 23, from Amberpet and Mohammed Afzal, 25, from Amberpet Patelnagar.

Four others – Rahman of Hyderabad, Jithu of Odisha, Suresh of Srikakulam and Mahesh of Maharashtra – are absconding.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (south east), S Chaitanya Kumar, the trio are childhood friends and were previously involved into the PDS rice smuggling business.

Rahman, who is the elder brother of Kaleem, recent

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