Two held with black heroin in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Jagadgirigutta police caught two Rajasthan natives on charges of illegal possession and trying to sell black heroin at Ravinarayana Reddy Nagar here on Friday. A total of 20 grams of the psychotropic substance worth Rs.70, 000 and two mobile phones were seized. The arrested persons are Manoj (24), a carpenter and Ramaram (23), […]

Hyderabad: The Jagadgirigutta police caught two Rajasthan natives on charges of illegal possession and trying to sell black heroin at Ravinarayana Reddy Nagar here on Friday. A total of 20 grams of the psychotropic substance worth Rs.70, 000 and two mobile phones were seized.

The arrested persons are Manoj (24), a carpenter and Ramaram (23), an agricultural worker, both from Rajasthan. They bought drug for both self-consumption and selling it to customers.

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Balanagar DCP G.Sundeep said the duo procured the drug from unknown peddlers based in Rajasthan at a low price and came to Jagadgirigutta to sell it to customers on higher rate.

Following a tip-off, they were arrested and remanded in judicial custody.