Hyderabad, Sept. 15 -- A 22-year-old man from Odisha was apprehended with 8 kg of ganja worth about Rs 4 lakh, which he had allegedly brought to the city to sell to customers here, the police said.

The Commissioner's Task Force, Shamshabad Zone, along with the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) Police, apprehended the accused, identified as Raj Pradhan alias Gaura, a farmer from Bartini in Berhampur of Odisha's Ganjam district, acting on a tip-off.

A mobile phone was also seized from him.

Bought at Rs 8,000, sold at up to Rs 40,000

According to the police, the accused had planned to sell the contraband illegally for substantial profit. He was allegedly in touch with one Ram Brada alias Bolaram from Odisha, from whom he procured...