Hyderabad, June 30 -- Telangana's anti-narcotics unit, in a joint operation with Bhadradri Kothagudem Police, seized 525 kg of ganja worth Rs 2.62 crore and apprehended four persons, including a minor, while they were allegedly transporting the contraband from Andhra Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday, June 30.

The Regional Narcotics Control Cell (RNCC) of the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) Force, Khammam, intercepted a container lorry and an escort motorcycle in Sarapaka, Burgampahad, the police said.

Acting on a tip-off, the team had been tracking the vehicles' movement from Tulasipaka in Andhra Pradesh before the interception, an official said.

Three accused and a minor were taken into custody, ...