Five held for LSD trade in Vizag

VISAKHAPATNAM: An engineering

student

and BBA graduate were among five arrested following the seizure of 33 blots of

LSD

by a special team of city police.

The arrested were identified as Arvind Agarwal (21), K Sahil (20), B Chandra Sekhar (28), Michel Welcom (22) and M Muralidhar (20). Police are on the lookout for Y Ashok who is also an accused in the case.

Police commissioner

Manish Kumar Sinha

said that based on credible information on drug trade in the city, the department had formed special team under PM Palem inspector Ravi Kumar and others to nab drug peddlers and suppliers.

Sinha said that Arvind Agarwal who recently completed his BBA had hatched the plan with his friends to make some easy money.

Arvind had approached K Sahil and M Muralidhar, his classmates and in Visakhapatnam city and ordered the LSD blots online from abroad. He purchases the blots at Rs 400 and sold them at Rs 1,000 each. Sahil and Muralidhar sold the same at Rs 2,000 to youngsters in the city.

The police chief said they have identified LSD users in the city and that necessary steps will be taken to curb the drug menace. Cops said they will continue to

intensify

their efforts to nab more persons in connection with drug trade and identify the suppliers in the city to curb drug abuse.