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Rowdy sheeters turn to ganja trade in Hyderabad as lucrative drug business attracts hardcore criminals
Indian Chronicle
|May 29, 2025
With the law enforcement agencies tightening its grip over the notorious ganja smugglers and peddlers, and trade on other hand being lucrative, a new set of criminals are trying to make their way into the illegal yet 'profitable' business.
The emerging trend is of rowdy sheeters, who are basically involved in robberies, murders, dacoities, extortion and property offenses, turning to ganja business. In the last two months, the Hyderabad police caught eight rowdy sheeters who were actively pursuing the weed business. Hyderabad: Notorious chain snatcher, ganja smuggler Syed Sayeed Hussain alias Lamba arrested with associates
This story is from the May 29, 2025 edition of Indian Chronicle.
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