'Major part of documentation work over in Telangana drug racket'

Charge sheets in 11 drug bust cases will be filed at the end of September, prohibition and excise (enforcement) director Akun Sabharwal said today.
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HYDERABAD: A major part of the documentation work on the investigation into the drug racket has been completed and charge sheets in 11 cases will be filed at the end of September, prohibition and excise (enforcement) director Akun Sabharwal has said. Speaking on the sidelines of an event here on Friday, he said, “We held a series of meetings with our legal advisers and public prosecutors. My assessment is that we should start filing charge sheets from September end. The forensic lab reports on the body fluid samples are expected between September end and mid-December.”

The excise task force has arrested 22 persons so far in connection with the racket. They include US citizen and former NASA aerospace engineer Anish Dundoo, Dutch national Mike Kamminga, South African national Alex Victor and seven engineering graduates employed with multinational companies in the city. 
Speaking during a panel discussion, Sabharwal said, “What started off as a duty grew close to my heart.”

Answering a question from the audience on the speculated list of schools affected by the drug menace, he made it clear that the list that came in the media was not official. “The list got leaked and is not authentic. We have written to 26 schools individually on the menace,” he said.He also cautioned schools not to shrug off their responsibility by conducting rallies and displaying placards but to be open about it and clean up the mess. “The schools should not shove the issue under the carpet,” Sabharwal said.

Dr D Usha Reddy, educationist, said, “Sermonising will not work nor will judging children. But, knowing the background will help them come out of the trauma.”

Nigerian drug peddler nabbed with 20 gm cocaine
A 25-year-old Nigerian national was arrested by Hyderabad Task Force police here on Friday on charge of drug peddling and 20 grams of cocaine was seized from him. According to police, in a joint operation, Task Force sleuths and Golconda police apprehended the Nigerian at Seven Tombs who was found with cocaine.  The accused has been identified Ugochukw Chukwuebuka, who is into cloth business and is a resident of Bandlaguda in Rajendra Nagar. He came to India on a business visa. He started supplying drugs to  customers by purchasing them at lower prices and selling for huge amounts.

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