Hyderabad, Aug. 2 -- The State Task Force of Prohibition and Excise apprehended a notorious ganja peddler Lakhan Singh of Dhoolpet, on Saturday. A total 21.425 kilograms of ganja was seized from him.

Lakhan Singh was carrying the ganja in a car when the STF team, who were keeping surveillance over him, stopped the vehicle at Jiyaguda and found the drug.

Lakhan Singh's car was piloted by a two-wheeler rider Pavan, who was also arrested.

A case is booked against eight persons who helped Lakhan Singh in procuring and sale of ganja. further investigations are underway.

Two days before, the Narcotics Control Bureau in Hyderabad intercepted a female passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) and seized 40.2 kilograms of hydr...