Heroin worth ₹9 lakh seized, West Bengal native held in Hyderabad
The Special Task Force in Hyderabad arrested a West Bengal native for allegedly selling heroin to software engineers in the HITEC City area. Police seized 91 grams of the narcotic, which the accused had been trafficking into the city for five years.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing efforts by local law enforcement to curb drug distribution networks targeting professional sectors in urban hubs.
The Special Task Force (STF) apprehended a person from West Bengal while he was allegedly selling heroin from a rented room in the Puppalguda-Narsingi area of Gandipet, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, and seized 91 grams of the narcotic.
The accused, Anu S.K., had come to Hyderabad seeking employment as a construction supervisor. While working on construction projects in the HITEC City area, he came in contact with software engineers and began supplying them with heroin, police said.
According to the STF, Anu had been procuring heroin at a low price in West Bengal and bringing it to Hyderabad for the past five years. He would pack the drug in silver foil packets of one gram each and sell them to software employees for ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 a gram, depending on the demand.
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