Hyderabad police arrest drug peddler, three customers in MDMA case

Hyderabad police and HNEW arrested a drug peddler and three customers, including IT professionals, and seized MDMA and charas. Officials said the accused were part of a local supply chain and further investigation is underway to trace the source network.

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW), along with the Panjagutta police, caught a drug peddler along with three customers on Monday and seized 13.5 grams of MDMA and 7 grams of charas from them.

The suspects are the drug peddler, Thakur R Keshav Raj Singh (30), a realtor from Secunderabad, and customers – Rohan Williams (30), a software engineer and resident of West Marredpally, Ayush Gupta (30), who works as HR in a private company and is a resident of East Marredpally, and Lakkireddy Nikhil (29), AI engineer and resident of Chilkalguda.

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“Keshav Raj procured the drugs from some suppliers known to him and later sold them to local customers in the city. Three customers, Rohan, Ayush, and Nikhil, were identified and apprehended,” said Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath, DCP Task Force & HNEW team.