Hyderabad, Feb. 7 -- Hyderabad Police arrested an interstate ganja smuggler and seized 200 kg of dry ganja worth Rs 50 lakh from his possession, said police on Friday.

According to police, the Commissioner's Task Force, South-East Zone, along with Chandrayangutta Police, intercepted a car at Chandrayangutta Flyover on Thursday at around 8:30 PM. The vehicle was found carrying 200 kg of contraband, leading to the arrest of Jadhav Shivaram (34), a resident of Sangareddy district.

Investigations revealed that Shivaram had been involved in smuggling ganja from Odisha to Maharashtra since 2015. He, along with his associate Banavath Jaipal, procured ganja from a supplier named Subash in Lamtaput, Odisha, at Rs 4,000 per kg and planned to sell...