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Hyderabad: A drug addict was arrested in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district on Thursday, November 20 for cultivating ganja plant at home.
The accused, identified as Naganoolu Madhu a resident of Palkapalli village. Following a raid on the house, the police seized 18 ganja plants weighing 5 kg from Madhu’s house.
According to Achampet police, Madhu is an electrician, working in Achampet town. He got addicted to Ganja three years ago.
Unable to buy Ganja, the accused collected seeds of the contraband from Mannanoor, Hyderabad and Amrabad mandal. The police said that the electrician was cultivating and smoking ganja for two years. He also used to sell the ganja to some acquaintances and smoked it with them.
Following the raid at his residence, the police took Madhu into custody.
This post was last modified on November 21, 2025 3:48 pm