Three men working in the real estate sector were arrested by the Excise STF-D team for allegedly transporting and selling 11.7 kg of ganja worth around ₹6 lakh in Saroornagar.The arrested persons were identified as Elishala Naveen, 22, Jaka Shikakumar, 26, and Vaidya Jagadeesh, 26. According to the Excise officials, the trio developed a habit of consuming ganja through an Odisha native who worked at the same real estate office.With the help of the Odisha worker, they allegedly established a source for procuring the contraband. The three would travel to Odisha on a two-wheeler, procure between 10 kg and 20 kg of ganja and transport it back for sale at a profit, officials said.The STF-D team led by CI Nagaraju and his staff intercepted the trio while they were allegedly attempting to sell the ganja in Saroornagar and seized 11.7 kg of the contraband. Their two-wheelers and mobile phones were also seized.In a separate operation, the Medchal-Malkajgiri enforcement team seized 97 grams of hashish oil and 110 grams of ganja from two persons following information about the sale of narcotics in the LB Nagar area.The accused, Thota Sagar, 34, and Srikanth Sagar, 32, were arrested. A car and their mobile phones were seized. Saroornagar Assistant Commissioner Pradeep Rao said the accused and the seized contraband were handed over to the Saroornagar Excise Station. Published - August 13, 2026 06:42 pm IST