HYDERABAD: Four peddlers, including a software engineer, were arrested and 55 LSD blots and three kilos of
ganja
was seized from their possession in separate cases on Tuesday.
Acting on specific information, excise
enforcement team
kept a watch near KFC in Mehdipatnam and seized 55 LSD blots, each one of 350 microgram potency, along with a scooter from Md Sohaib Khan, 22, a software employee from Dilshad Nagar Colony in Rethi Bowli.
Khan has been placing orders for LSD through a social media account and paying through bitcoins. “Khan purchased each LSD blot for Rs 800 and sold the same to customers for Rs 1,700 to Rs 2,000 in the city,” assistant excise superintendent N Anji Reddy said. Excise officials found that Khan had already sold 45 blots to customers and all of them would also be charged under Section 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Excise team also arrested three peddlers R Sandeep Reddy, 29, of Chinnathokatta, at Ashish Garden function hall, Bowenpally and seized a kilo ganja from his possession.