# Two drug seizures in Hyderabad yield brown sugar and 38 kg marijuana

2026-08-21T22:46:16+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

On Friday, Hyderabad police and excise officials carried out two separate drug busts. In Patancheru, the Excise and Prohibition Department arrested Jessie Moddeen, 28, from West Bengal and seized 30.5 grams of brown sugar during a pedestrian check, as reported by Siasat.com. On the same day, the Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) arrested five people, including a 78-year-old man, with 38 kg of dry marijuana worth Rs 10 lakh, according to The Hindu. The marijuana gang, led by Rajaram Swami Kannu Padaiyachi from Thane, was allegedly transporting the contraband from Araku in Visakhapatnam district to Mumbai via Hyderabad. The police said the group split into smaller units and stayed in lodges to avoid detection. The five suspects reportedly had prior criminal records related to marijuana transport. A case has been registered at the Patancheru Excise Station in the brown sugar seizure, and both investigations are ongoing. Meanwhile, Siasat.com also reported that excise officials had seized 11.16 kg of ganja worth Rs 6 lakh from a train near Secunderabad a day earlier, though the suspect escaped.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The two reports cover distinct incidents without any overlap or disagreement. Siasat.com focuses on the smaller brown sugar seizure and adds a separate ganja recovery from a train, presenting each as a straightforward police action. The Hindu gives a detailed account of the marijuana bust, emphasizing the ages and backgrounds of the accused and the police's narrative of a systematic trafficking operation. Both outlets report the facts neutrally, without editorial comment. A careful reader should note that the seizures underscore the prevalence of drug trafficking through Hyderabad as a transit hub. The investigation into the source of the marijuana remains a key point to watch.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- siasat.com (neutral report) <https://www.siasat.com/hyderabad-pedestrian-check-reveals-man-with-30-gm-brown-sugar-3528758/>
  Reports the brown sugar seizure as a routine police action with no added commentary.
- thehindu.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/five-including-78-year-old-man-arrested-in-hyderabad-while-transporting-38-kg-marijuana-from-araku-to-mumbai/article71377713.ece>
  Presents the marijuana bust with police details but no editorial slant.

This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-22T15:21:02+00:00.

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