Three arrested for drug peddling in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Excise enforcement sleuths arrested three peddlers and seized various narcotic substances from their possession on Monday.

Acting on specific information, the enforcement wing sleuths of excise department under the supervision of joint commissioner Prohibition and Excise, N Ajay Rao, arrested,

Biswajeet Nayak

, 29, resident of Ayodhya Enclave in Lothkunta, B Amar Chand, 23, from JJ Nagar Colony in Alwal and Brian Mark, 23, from Balaji Enclave in

Bollarum

at Secunderabad on Monday morning.

The excise team seized 10 LSD blots, 20 grams of Hashish Oil, two grams of MDMA, five grams of Charas, 1.1 kilo ganja, a two wheeler and three cell phones, all worth Rs 2 lakh from their possession.

During the interrogation, Biswajeet confessed that he works for an MNC and became addicted to drugs during his frequent visits to Goa. Subsequently, Nayak began procuring drugs from Goa to Hyderabad and started selling to customers in Lothkunta, Alwal and Sainikpuri areas, Assistant Excise Superintendent N Anji Reddy said.

Amar Chand who runs a sweet shop in Alwal and Brian who is a college drop out, also started working with Biswajeet in selling drugs to their known users. "Our teams have launched a man hunt to nab the suppliers of the drugs and the accused along with the seized contraband have been handed over to Secunderabad Prohibition & Excise station for further probe," Anji Reddy said.