Adilabad police nab three for abusing painkiller tablets in Utnoor

Adilabad police arrested three men in Utnoor for misusing tapentadol painkiller tablets as an intoxicant. A raid on a commercial complex led to the recovery of tablets, syringes and mobile phones, while two other accused remain at large.

Adilabad: Three persons from a gang were arrested on charges of using painkiller tablets for intoxication in Utnoor mandal centre on Friday. Three strips of tapentadol tablets, two mobile phones and two syringes were recovered from them. 

Utnoor ASP Ruthwik Kotte Sai said that Chavan alias Chouhan Nikhil Raj, Podeti Vamshi Krishna and Kadam Shekhar, from Utnoor, were apprehended on charges of using painkiller tablets for intoxication. They were detained after police conducted a raid on a commercial complex in Utnoor. Two more accused are absconding.

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