Assam Rifles on Tuesday seized huge quantities of drugs valued at nearly Rs 62 crore and arrested three drug peddlers in two separate operations in Mizoram's Champhai district,
The ganja or opium laced products packed as medicines are sold through online platforms to the consumers. The Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau who got a tip off about such products being sold through online platforms, ordered a few of them and sent them to the laboratory
Acting on a tip off, the Rachakonda, Special Operations Team caught two persons Vanchurbha Konda Babu (30) and Vanchurbha Balakrishna (20) both natives of Andhra Pradesh.
The unidentified persons contacted Kamble Venkatesh of Elegaon village in Bhainsa over phone and said they had detained his daughter when she was peddling drugs. They then threatened to kill his daughter if he did not meet them within 10 minutes.
The TGANB made it mandatory for all those caught using drugs to attend rehabilitation sessions. However, the software professionals are bringing excuses citing difficulties in getting leaves.
As a part of this initiative, the TGANB is closely coordinating with the managements of educational institutions and is conducting regular checks within the campuses of schools and colleges to check for instances drug abuse instances.
On the occasion of World Anti-Drug Day, Godavarikhani One Town police organized an awareness rally from the Municipal office T junction to Gandhi Chowk in Godavarikhani town on Wednesday.
According to the police, Bharath Reddy and Chikyala were friends and purchasing the MDMA drug from Bengaluru at a price of Rs. 1200 per gram and selling it to consumers in the city at a price between Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 5,000 a gram.