HYDERABAD: For the first time, the Hyderabad police, who have registered 70 cases and arrested around 100 persons in connection with drug peddling activities, have found city-based students and businessmen peddling narcotic drugs procured from Germany.
Following the arrest of nine persons in the city in connection with possessing drugs, the Task Force police was shocked to find a parcel of drugs imported from Germany. The parcel contains Methylenedioxy methamphetamine, commonly known as ecstasy or Molly (MDMA).
Warning that offenders who are repeatedly committing drug peddling offences would be detained under PD Act, Task Force DCP B Limba Reddy said that they have recovered a courier parcel of drug material that was supplied from Germany to the city based drug addicts.
“The accused Raghu Vamshidhar Reddy, Abhinav Mahender and other accused had obtained information about international drug peddling gangs based in Germany and ordered for MDMA drugs through darknet websites,” DCP Limba Reddy told Express.
A courier was registered and sent by Deutsche Post, operating under the trade brand of Deutsche Group, German Postal service and international courier service to the name of Lakshman Mallik of KPHB.
“During the search, our teams found an envelop cover that reached the address of Lakshman Mallik, Maha Lakshmi Kirana store, KPHB on July 1. The courier was sent by international postal service of German based Deutsche Post to the accused on the fictitious name by supplying MDMA drug in the form of capsules, powder. It was revealed in the investigation that the accused ordered the drug,” police said.
The accused has opened online accounts as per rules and regulations of Germany and transferred the amount.
For the seized courier drug material, the accused paid `2 lakh. Based on the call detail record (CDR) of the accused, the police have started investigation to find out the information about the international drug peddling gangs.