Four held for illegal sale of muscle-building injections in Hyderabad
Hyderabad police arrested four individuals for the illegal sale and consumption of Mephentermine Sulphate injections, a drug often misused for muscle growth. Authorities seized 50 vials and are investigating the supply chain originating from Uttar Pradesh.
Why it matters
The illegal trade of prescription drugs for performance enhancement poses serious public health risks and highlights gaps in pharmaceutical regulation enforcement.
The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force, along with Goshamahal police, arrested four persons for allegedly procuring, selling and consuming Mephentermine Sulphate injections without valid prescriptions, and seized 50 vials of the drug along with other material.
The arrested persons were identified as Gowtham Singh, 24, the main supplier; R. Abhilash, 19, a sub-supplier; and consumers Siddesh Aundekar, 19, and Daksh Upadhyay, 20.
According to the police, Gowtham and Abhilash were gym friends and initially consumed Mephentermine Sulphate injections for muscle growth. Gowtham allegedly later decided to sell the injections to make money and contacted an unidentified supplier in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, through WhatsApp.
Police said the supplier allegedly dispatched the injections through courier for ₹160 per vial. Gowtham, with the assistance of Abhilash, allegedly sold them to customers in Goshamahal for ₹900 a vial.
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