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Auto-driver arrested with 1.45 kg ganja in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The State Task Force of the Prohibition and Excise Department arrested an auto-rickshaw driver on Saturday, August 15, in Madhapur and seized 1.45 kg of ganja from him. The suspect, Amar…
The Story in Brief
Hyderabad: The State Task Force of the Prohibition and Excise Department arrested an auto-rickshaw driver on Saturday, August 15, in Madhapur and seized 1.45 kg of ganja from him. The suspect, Amar Kumar, a native of Jharkhand, was allegedly using his auto-rickshaw to transport and sell the contraband in the area. The STF team intercepted him during a sale and recovered the ganja, along with the vehicle and a mobile phone. Kumar and the seized material were handed over to the Madhapur Excise Station for further investigation.
The Indian Opinion
Drug arrests make dramatic headlines, but one man with 1.45 kg of ganja does not prove an epidemic. The narrative that every auto-rickshaw driver is a courier is unfair and lazy. Excise officials did their job; the bigger test is whether the investigation traces the supply chain beyond Madhapur. A single number will settle the question: how many more such cases lead to a kingpin? Until then, this is routine enforcement, not a crisis.
Source: siasat.com
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