Two more held in Kompally drug racket case in Hyderabad; arrest tally hits 10

Time of India

3 days ago

Hyderabad: Telangana's Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) sleuths have arrested two more accused in the Kompally drug racket, taking the total arrests in the case to 10.
The Eagle team also issued notices to seven pubs in relation to the case and started recording the statements of the pub operators.
According to Eagle SP Ch Roopesh, the newly arrested accused, Lochan and Sandeep, are residents of Hyderabad. They both are peddlers who were arrested three days ago, the SP said.
On the intervening night of July 7 and 8, the Eagle team arrested A Surya, the operator of a restaurant at Kompally, and seized 10 gm of cocaine, 3.2 gm of OG Kush ganja, and 1.6 gm of ecstasy.
Police named 25 accused in the case, including six Nigerians.
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'We have initiated the process to issue look-out circulars against the Nigerians who are accused in the case. We have also issued notices to seven pubs whose names cropped up during the investigation. Our team has recorded statements from the pub managers. As part of the investigation, we are calling suspects whose names cropped up for drug consumption and subjecting them to tests. If they test positive, we are booking cases against them.
We are analysing technical data to identify more accused,' the SP said.
Among those who are arrested in the case are Rahul Teja, son of a senior intelligence officer, and P Mohan, son of a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) rank officer.