Pharmacy owner, delivery boy caught with 6,568 Tramadol tablets in Madhapur
Madhapur police arrested a pharmacy owner and a delivery boy for the illegal sale of over 6,500 Tramadol tablets. The investigation is ongoing as authorities search for the primary supplier and track the distribution network.
Why it matters
The illegal distribution of psychotropic substances poses a significant public health risk and highlights gaps in pharmaceutical regulation enforcement.
A raid on a neighbourhood pharmacy in Madhapur has uncovered the alleged illegal sale of Tramadol tablets, with police arresting the pharmacy owner and a delivery boy while launching a hunt for the suspected supplier.
Acting on a tip-off, Madhapur police raided Prime Pharmacy in Ayyappa Society on Wednesday and seized 821 strips containing 6,568 Tramadol Hydrochloride 50 mg tablets, a psychotropic substance regulated under law. The seized stock weighed about 328.4 grams.
The arrested were identified as Thorri Venkatesham, 32, owner and pharmacist of Prime Pharmacy, and Barlakadi Srikanth, 32, who worked as a delivery boy. Police said the duo allegedly sold the tablets without valid prescriptions or maintaining mandatory records.
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