Hyderabad, Oct. 31 -- The State Excise Task Force arrested three persons and seized seven kg of ganja, a car and mobile phones during a raid at Gaganpahad in Rajendranagar on Saturday morning, October 31.

The arrested persons were identified as Chevula Mahesh Kumar (34), who works as an HR professional at Bharat Fin Machine in Bengaluru, and Gampa Prashanth (21) and Dandu Manoj Kumar (24), both from Nellore district. The three friends allegedly procured ganja from the Araku region and brought it to Hyderabad for sale.

According to Excise officials, Mahesh Kumar financed the operation, while the trio hired a car and travelled to Araku, near Visakhapatnam. They allegedly purchased ganja at Rs 5,000 per kg and transported it to Hyderabad, ...