Bengaluru supplier ran drug network using ‘dead drops’; four arrested in Hyderabad | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: The EAGLE Force busted an inter-state drug racket by arresting four persons from Vijayawada at a hotel in Gachibowli on Oct 25. Police seized MDMA, methamphetamine and ganja and booked 47 people, including the arrested accused, alleged suppliers and consumers, under the NDPS Act.Acting on a specific alert, EAGLE Force sleuths raided a hotel room in Telecom Nagar around 1.20 pm. They found Sk Fardeen (32), Vikas Mishra (33), Jameel Khan (25) and his wife Vasavya (26), all natives of Vijayawada.During a search conducted in the presence of witnesses, police allegedly found contraband in Fardeen’s backpack. “We seized 48 MDMA pills weighing 24 grams, one gram of methamphetamine and 50 grams of ganja, besides mobile phones, an iPad, cheque books, smoking equipment and a car,” an EAGLE Force officer said.Field tests confirmed the substances as MDMA, amphetamine and ganja. Urine tests of all four accused returned positive for ganja and amphetamine consumption, police said.During interrogation, Fardeen allegedly told investigators that they worked for Bengaluru-based supplier M Satyanarayana, who allegedly operated the network. Customer orders were placed online, and drugs were delivered using the ‘dead drops’ method, in which consignments are left at designated locations for collection.The consignments were allegedly transported from Bengaluru to Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Chennai in private buses with the help of drivers and helpers. “The accused conceal the contraband in toys and even pickle bottles,” an investigator said.The four had arrived in Hyderabad on Oct 23 to supply drugs to customers, police said. Fardeen and Vikas are engineering graduates, while Jameel holds a diploma in hotel management. Vasavya worked as a beautician.Police registered a suo motu case against the four arrested accused and 43 others, including alleged suppliers from Bengaluru, Goa and Vijayawada, as well as consumers. The remaining accused are absconding. The four were remanded to judicial custody.