Hyderabad Task Force catches two drug peddlers, seizes 367g hashish oil

Hyderabad police arrested two drug peddlers, Jyothi Pradeep and Kota Vijay Kumar, at Musheerabad and seized 367 grams of hashish oil. The oil was procured from Visakhapatnam. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend their associate, Mahaboob, who is absconding.

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (Khairatabad) team on Saturday caught two drug peddlers at Musheerabad and seized 367 grams of hashish oil from them.

Those caught are identified as Jyothi Rathna Pradeep (34) and Kota Vijay Kumar (46).

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According to the police, Pradeep, along with his associate Mahaboob Basha, procured the hashish oil from a person in Vishakapatnam for Rs 50,000 a litre and sold it to customers in the city at a higher price. On Saturday, Pradeep was handing over the hashish oil to Vijay Kumar, at Musheerabad when the duo was caught.

A case is registered against Vijay, Pradeep and Mahaboob at Musheerabad police station. Vijay and Pradeep were arrested while efforts are on to nab Mahaboob, who is absconding.