Cocaine worth Rs.1 cr seized from gang in Hyderabad

In a major drug bust, the Balanagar SOT officials, along with the local police, nabbed a gang which  includes a police constable from Andhra Pradesh , while allegedly planning to sell Ephedrine laced with cocaine at Jaya Nagar in Kukatpally on Monday.

Officials seized a total of 820 grams of the drug, valued at over Rs 1 crore.

The arrested individuals have been identified as: Gunasekhar, a serving police constable and drug supplier from Tirupati; U. Surendra, a



job aspirant from Tirupati; D. Haribabu Reddy, Ch. Mercy Margaret, Shaik Mastan Vali, and Devaraju Yesu Babu, all from Bapatla; and Appanna, a drug peddler from Bengaluru.

According to the police, Gunasekhar, currently serving in the Task Force wing of the Andhra Pradesh police, had proposed the sale of Ephedrine for profit. Surendra, attracted by the prospect of easy money, joined the conspiracy and involved his associates to sell the drug in Hyderabad, where there is high demand.