MDMA racket busted, eight held with 137 grams of contraband
Eight individuals were arrested in connection with an MDMA drug racket in the city. Police seized 137.60 grams of MDMA along with various items valued at ₹26.8 lakh. The accused were involved in repackaging and selling the drug to customers across the city.
- ▪The Commissioner’s Task Force and Mehdipatnam police conducted the operation.
- ▪The arrested individuals included a drug peddler and seven accomplices.
- ▪MDMA was sold to consumers for ₹2,000 to ₹3,000 per gram.
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Eight persons, including a drug peddler, were arrested by the Commissioner’s Task Force and Mehdipatnam police in connection with an MDMA drug racket operating in the city. Police seized 137.60 grams of MDMA, a luxury car, packing material and nine mobile phones, collectively valued at ₹26.8 lakh.The accused were identified as M. Shubham Kumar Mishra, 19, Soham Nayak alias Jittu, 19, Kalangi Rajesh, 28, Munthun Kumar, 22, Mohammed Abrar Alzama, 26, Rashid Bin Hussain, 28, Khaja Zohaibuddin, 27, and Abdul Shaybaz, 24.Police seized 137.60 grams of MDMA, a white Volvo XC90 bearing registration number TS 07 GP 0135, a weighing machine, hammer, packing covers, rubber bands and nine mobile phones from their possession.According to investigators, Shubham Kumar Mishra allegedly procured MDMA…
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