Hyderabad, Aug. 22 -- Four inter-state drug peddlers were nabbed by the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) of Telangana on Friday, August 22, and 91 kg of ganja worth Rs 22,75,000 was seized from their possession.

The accused have been identified as Prakash Chandra Pradhan, 47, Basanta Badatya, 20, Ghansyam Badatya, 33 and Chitrasena Jani, 19. All four accused hail from Odisha and were transporting a contraband shipment to Pune, Maharashtra via railways.

According to EAGLE officials, the accused sourced ganja from a supplier named Prashanth in Odisha, and would deliver the drugs in batches of 15 to 20 kg.

They would conceal the drugs in trolleys and backpacks to evade detection while travelling in AC coaches on trains ...