Two arrested with MDMA worth ₹2 lakh in Shabad, police uncover Bengaluru supply link
Police in Shabad arrested two individuals for possessing MDMA and uncovered a drug supply network targeting students and professionals in the region. Authorities are currently tracking a Bengaluru-based supplier linked to the case.
Why it matters
The arrest highlights the ongoing efforts to curb drug trafficking networks targeting youth and professionals in urban areas.
Two persons were arrested with 13.97 grams of MDMA worth approximately ₹2 lakh in Shabad. The Future City police uncovered a suspected drug supply network targeting students and software employees in Mokila, Kokapet and Nanakramguda areas.
The accused were identified as Maram Vamshi Reddy, 23, and Beera Praveen Kumar, 28, both residents of Indira Reddy Nagar Colony in Mirzaguda, Shankarpally mandal of Rangareddy district.
Acting on credible information, the Chevella Zone Special Operations Team (SOT) of the Future City Police Commissionerate, along with the Shabad police, intercepted the duo near T-Time at Nagarkunta Crossroads in Shabad on Friday (October 9).
According to the police, preliminary questioning revealed that the accused had purchased approximately 14 grams of MDMA from a supplier identified as Stephen in Bengaluru for ₹42,000, at ₹3,000 per gram.
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