HYDERABAD: Enforcement officials of prohibition and excise department arrested three persons in Medchal and Nagarkurnool districts and seized four kg of mephedrone worth Rs 2 crore on Saturday.
Enforcement officials said Pavan, Mahesh Kanna Reedy and Rama Krishna were arrested whereas their associates Suresh Reddy and Hanumanth Reddy were at large. Based on a tip-off that a person was abusing drugs at a particular residence in Kukatpally, the officials conducted a raid and nabbed Pavan from whom a white powder was recovered.
When he was questioned, he disclosed that Mahesh Kanna Reddy had supplied the contraband to him. Subsequently, he was nabbed at Bonguloor gate. From Kanna Reddy’s lodge, 921 grams of mephedrone was recovered.
When he was grilled about the source of the drug, he allegedly claimed that he got the drug from Rama Krishna from Nagarkurnool district. When Kanna Reddy was trapped by the officials, Krishna came in his car to deliver the contraband. During the searches, officials have recovered four kg of mephedrone.
Police were on the manhunt for Suresh Reddy and Hanumanth Reddy. Officials said that Hanumanth Reddy was earlier arrested for violations under the NDPS Act.
