Police seize 1.25 liters of hash oil, arrest three peddlers and two consumers in Jubilee Hills
Hyderabad police arrested three drug peddlers and two consumers after seizing 1.25 liters of hash oil worth ₹16 lakh. The operation revealed a supply chain involving individuals from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha selling to local consumers.
Why it matters
The seizure highlights the persistent challenge of drug trafficking in urban centers and the effectiveness of joint task force operations in curbing narcotics distribution.
Three alleged drug peddlers and two consumers were apprehended with 1.25 litres of hash oil worth an estimated ₹16 lakh during a joint operation by the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force and the Jubilee Hills police.
Acting on specific information, the Secunderabad Zone Task Force, along with the Jubilee Hills police, intercepted the accused near Road No. 10 and seized 75 small containers of hash oil, four mobile phones and a two-wheeler.
The arrested peddlers were identified as Bonangi Chinnayya Padal, 24, of Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Padamatiniti Bharath Kumar, 23, an office boy from Jagadgirigutta, and Mohammad Shoaib, 20, a student from Jubilee Hills. Police said Bharath Kumar was previously involved in 18 property offences in the Cyberabad and Rachakonda commissionerates.
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