Two more arrested in drug seizure case

HYDERABAD: Police arrested two more persons in the ephedrine seizure case in which a film producer and his accomplice were nabbed a week ago.
Police on Monday arrested Mohammed Ibrahim, a senior quality control manager, and G B Chandra Sekhar, production supervisor of Karnataka Malladi Biotech Limited located in Mandya in Karnataka. According to police, the Biotech firm was licensed to manufacture and sell ephedrine in a limited quantity.As the firm ran into losses recently and became defunct, the duo contacted several people, including Tollywood producer K V Rao, to dispose of ephedrine illegally.
“In two transactions, KV Rao bought 100 kilos of ephedrine from Ibrahim and Chandra Sekhar. Of it, about 75 kilos was seized by police,” Madhapur inspector B Srinivasa Reddy said.
Police are now trying to nab Tarun and Yogesh of Mumbai, who purchased the narcotic substance from them earlier. While speaking to the media, Ibrahim claimed that some influential people were behind the racket and they were made scapegoats by police. They were produced before court and remanded in judicial custody.