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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Six techies held for abusing drugs at Medipally farmhouse
Hyderabad: Six information technology (IT) professionals were arrested by prohibition & excise sleuths for allegedly being in possession of drugs at a birthday party at a farmhouse in Medipally village in Shankarpally on Saturday night. They also seized 0.05 grams LSD blots, hashish oil, a scotch bottle and three cars — BMW, Jeep and Datsun Go — from their possession. The arrested accused were identified as Abhijith Banerjee, Simpson, Parthu, Goyal, Yashwanth Reddy and Sevio Dennis. Excise officials said the six friends, who at various points of time worked for a prominent MNC in the city, reached the farmhouse on Saturday . "We already had a tip-off that a few persons were planning to gather and abuse drugs at the farmhouse. Around 2am on Sunday, the searches were done and the drugs were seized and the accused were put to test. All the five tested positive for drugs" the officials said. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad After questioning the accused, the investigators came to know that Abhijith had bought the drugs from Himachal Pradesh. He gave hashish oil to two other accused in the past. "Recently, two accused got promotion. Apart from that, Abhijith recently celebrated his birthday. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like TV providers are furious: this gadget gives you access to all channels Techno Mag Learn More Undo They wanted to meet and celebrate. The accused gathered at the farmhouse and abused drugs,'' the investigators said. All the accused, aged around 30 years, reside in various parts of the city. Since the seized quantity of the drug was more than 0.02 grams, the accused were arrested for violation of the Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
Hindustan Times
03-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Gang of five held with ₹50 lakh of premium marijuana in Noida
Five men were arrested on Monday for allegedly smuggling Original Grower (OG) marijuana, Shillong, and Mango marijuana into the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), police said, adding that the premium-quality marijuana worth ₹50 lakh was recovered from their possession. The accused were identified as Ajim, 22, Shamim, 28, Bunty Kumar, 28 (all single names), and brothers Chandan Rao, 24, and Suraj Rao, police said. 'For the past few days, we were receiving information that a gang was actively supplying OG and other quality marijuana to retailers in Noida. Acting on a tip-off, we formed a team and on Monday we arrested them from Sector 93 in Noida,' said Shakti Mohan Avasthy, deputy commissioner of police (Central Noida). 'During the investigation, the suspects revealed that they were smuggling marijuana in Delhi-NCR after procuring it from other states. We are also tracing how they were able to procure a large quantity of marijuana without any suspicion,' the DCP added. An officer, part of the investigation, on condition of anonymity, said, 'Bunty is the mastermind in the gang, and it was revealed that he used to procure OG marijuana from Thailand and other drugs from Shillong and other districts.' 'Two kilograms of OG worth around ₹6 lakh, 8 kilograms of Shillong and 16.5 kilograms of Mango marijuana worth ₹50 lakh were recovered from their possession,' said DCP Avasthy, adding that three motorcycles that they were using to transport marijuana were also recovered from their possession. A case under sections of the Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against them at the Phase 2 police station on Monday, and further investigation is underway, police said.
