Hyderabad: A 44-year-old metal welder was arrested by the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) and Amberpet police for allegedly promoting poppy husk within the metropolis.
The suspect, Mangala Ram, initially from Rajasthan, was discovered possessing 21 kilograms of poppy husk and drug processing equipment throughout a joint operation on August 5.
Police have confiscated a mixer grinder, two mixer jars, two weighing scales, a strainer, two cell handsets and a Hero Splendor bike, all valued at an estimated Rs 3.5 lakh. A case has been registered on the Amberpet police station below relevant sections of the NDPS Act.
As per authorities, Mangala Ram had arrived in Hyderabad in 2022 and lived in Chengicherla, taking over work as a metal welder along with his brother-in-law.
Discontented with the meagre earnings and motivated by private dependence on poppy husk, he began sourcing the drug from his residence village in Rajasthan at cheaper costs and retailing the identical in Hyderabad at a mark-up.
Police knowledgeable that the accused was making an attempt to promote the drug when he was caught. The preliminary investigation additionally indicated that he has been hooked on poppy husk since his time in Rajasthan and took to peddling to help each his habit and lifestyle.
The authorities have requested the general public to keep away from utilizing medication and report any exercise to the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing at 8712661601. In addition they requested dad and mom to regulate their youngsters’s actions to maintain them away from drug habits.
