Hyderabad man held with 21 kg poppy husk worth Rs 3.5 lakh

Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing and Amberpet police arrested a drug peddler and seized 21 kg of poppy husk, drug processing tools, and a bike worth Rs 3.5 lakh. The suspect, a welder from Chengicherla, smuggled the husk from Rajasthan

Hyderabad: In a joint operation, the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) and Amberpet police arrested a drug peddler and seized 21 kg of poppy husk, drug processing equipment, and a motorcycle, altogether worth Rs 3.5 lakh on Tuesday.

The suspect, Mangala Ram (44), a steel welder from Chengicherla and native of Rajasthan, was allegedly selling poppy husk in Hyderabad after smuggling it from his hometown.

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Police said he turned to peddling to fund his addiction and earn easy money.

The suspect and the seized material were handed over to the Amberpet police for further action.