Crime in Hyderabad

Chennai cinematographer caught with ganja in Hyderabad hotel

A packet containing 3.8 grams of ganja was seized from him.

Hyderabad: A 29-year-old cinematographer from Chennai was caught with 3.8 grams of ganja at a hotel here by the Telangana’s anti-narcotics unit–EAGLE Force, police said on Wednesday, September 23.

The individual was tested on the spot using an Urine Drug Testing Kit, and he tested positive for ganja consumption, they said.

“During a checking at a hotel on September 21, the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE), found a packet containing 3.8 grams of ganja from him. After a urine drug test, he tested positive for ganja consumption. A case was registered,” a police official said.

He is a (drug) consumer and wanted to undergo rehabilitation and was sent to a de-addiction centre, the official further said.

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