Hyderabad: Excise STF officials arrested two persons in a drug peddling case and seized MDMA, charas, and OG Kush worth around Rs. 2.58 lakh in Hyderabad.
The Excise STF-B team intercepted an Innova car on the Suraram–Kompally High Tension Road following a tip-off.
STF-B Sub-Inspector Balaraju, Sub-Inspector Sandhya, and their team conducted a vehicle search and recovered drugs from the accused.
Officials arrested Praveen and Elizer alias Sunny during the operation.
The team seized 3.24 grams of MDMA from Praveen. Officials also recovered 36.90 grams of OG Kush and 7.73 grams of charas from Sunny.
Drug peddling racket linked to Bengaluru supply network
Excise officials said the accused sourced drugs from Bengaluru and sold them to customers in Hyderabad for huge profits.
Investigators suspect the accused targeted affluent youth and children from wealthy families in the city.
Meanwhile, officials seized the Toyota Innova car allegedly used for transporting the drugs.
The Excise Department later handed over the accused and seized material to the Qutbullapur Excise Station for further investigation.