Hyderabad: Drugs worth Rs 8.50 crore seized, three including cop held
The police also arrested Armed Reserve Constable Ramakrishna Goud in Medak, based on the information they provided during the interrogation.
By Sakina Fatima| Published: 16th March 2021 5:34 pm IST Special Operation Team, Balanagar Zone of Cyberabad police busted Narcotic Drug Mafia and apprehended
Hyderabad: The special operating team (SOT) of Cyberabad police on Tuesday arrested three peddlers, one of which is a police constable, and seized drugs in huge quantities at Pet Basheerabad area of the city.
On receiving credible information, the police team conducted searches in Pet Basheerabad late on Sunday and nabbed G Linga Goud, proprietor of Dr Goud Laboratories in Kondapur and M Vinod Kumar, a driver from Vijayawada.
Updated Mar 16, 2021 | 19:30 IST
Cyberabad police arrested three peddlers including a police constable and seized around 140kg of drugs from their possession. Hyderabad: 140kg drugs seized, three peddlers including a police constable arrested. | Photo Credit: IANS
Three peddlers including a police constable were arrested by the Special Operations Team (SOT) of Cyberabad police recently. Continuing the crackdown on peddlers in the city, the police seized around 140kg of Alprazolam drug used in toddy adulteration worth over Rs 8.5 crore. The peddlers were arrested on Sunday after being stopped by the police on the Pipeline Road in Jeedimetla.
As per a report in the Times of India, the police intercepted two cars on the Pipeline Road and arrested two peddlers - G Linga Goud (36), M Vinod Kumar (27). While Goud is the owner of Dr Goud Laboratories, Kumar is a car driver. Based on their confessions, the police also nabbed armed reserve constable M