One held for peddling 'hash' sourced from Himachal Pradesh

Hyderabad, Oct 29 (PTI) The Prohibition and Exciseofficials today arrested a man from here on charge of drugpeddling and seized cannabis (hashish)....
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Hyderabad, Oct 29 (PTI) The Prohibition and Exciseofficials today arrested a man from here on charge of drugpeddling and seized cannabis (hashish).

Based on a specific information, a team raided anapartment at Banjara Hills and seized 14 grams hashish fromMohd Faraz, a bank employee, in his 30s, excise officialssaid.

"During his questioning, the accused revealed that hepurchased the contraband from Himachal Pradesh for sellingit to prospective customers.

"He has been arrested under the provisions of theNarcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act," theysaid.

'Hashish' is consumed by smoking it with tobacco oralone in a pipe or using a rolling paper. PTI VVKRMT.

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