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The Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE), on with the Cyberabad Police, apprehended an inter-State cause peddler and seized MDMA and opium valued astir ₹15 lakh during a associated cognition connected Wednesday.
The accused, Rajender alias Raju Bhakar, 31, a autochthonal of Nagaur territory successful Rajasthan, and presently engaged successful interior designing work, was apprehended by Pet Basheerabad constabulary and the EAGLE Force pursuing sustained surveillance for implicit a month. Police said helium was recovered successful possession of 200 grams of MDMA and 60 grams of opium, isolated from a mobile phone. Officials said the seized MDMA quantity was importantly higher than the commercialized quantity prescribed nether law.
According to investigators, Rajender migrated to Hyderabad respective years agone and developed a wont of consuming MDMA and opium. During visits to his autochthonal place, helium allegedly procured the drugs and aboriginal began supplying them to chap Rajasthani workers employed astatine operation sites and interior enactment sites crossed parts of Hyderabad. Police said each gram was sold for astir ₹5,000. His alleged suppliers, based successful Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, are absconding, and efforts are connected to hint them.
Meanwhile, a fewer consumers were identified arsenic Meghender, 29, a freelance bartender from Manikonda, Tejeshwar, 28, a nutrient and beverages manager from Kukatpally, Sai Prasad, 28, a edifice manager from Ramanthapur, Ramesh, 27, a learning and improvement manager from Serilingampally, and T. Ravi, 27, employed with the Hyderabad Police Commissionerate, and residing successful Begumpet. Police said the accused were erstwhile classmates who developed the wont during a societal gathering and continued it thereafter.
Officials said further vigilance is being maintained connected inter-State cause networks and consumers to curb the dispersed of narcotics and support nationalist health.
