Hyderabad, Feb. 21 -- An interstate drug peddling racket was busted in Hyderabad on Thursday, February 20 and 300 kg of ganja worth Rs 1 crore was seized from a container.

One person identified as 56-year-old Ahmed Gulab Shaik has been arrested in this matter. Shaik is a driver and native of Nigidi in Pune, Maharashtra. Another accused, identified as Bujji Babu from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is absconding.

The accused was arrested by Special Operations Team (SOT) Maheshwaram zone, along with Abdullapurmet police of Rachakonda commissionerate.

Acting on a tip-off, the officials intercepted a vehicle on NH-65 near Ramoji Film City in the early hours of Thursday. Upon inspection, the police found the contraband and arrested Shaik.

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