Transportation and sale of prohibited drugs from Rajasthan state to Hyderabad 70 grams heroin seized. SOT Police LB Nagar Zone team arrested (02) inter-state drug peddlers.

interstate drug peddling racket busted BY SOT, LB Nagar  ZONE TEAM ALONG WITH Nagole POLICE for transporting & selling of contraband drug from rajasthan state to hyderabad - SEIZED (70) GRAMS OF HEROIN.
On credible information, the sleuths of SOT, LB Nagar Zone team along with Nagole police busted drug racket by apprehending (02) interstate drug peddlers.
Cr. No. 306/2022 U/s. 8 (c) r/w 20 (b) (II) (B) & Sec. 27 OF NDPS ACT OF Nagole Police station, RACHAKONDA.

The details of the accused persons:-
1:Tank Pankaj Bhai S/o. Prathap Bhai, age: 27 yrs, Occ: Business, R/o. Mallikarjuna Nagar, Near Red Building Chowrasta, Amberpet, Hyderabad N/o. Ajay Society, Tilaknagar, Bhava Nagar district, Gujarat State. (Peddler)

2:Prajapathi Mukesh Laxman ji Bhai @ Mukesh Prajapathi S/o. Lakhma Prajapathi, age: 19 yrs, Occ. Mobile Shop Worker, R/o. Mallikarjuna Nagar, Near Red Building Chowrasta, Amberpet.  Hyderabad. N/o. Arniyali, Mahechan, Chandon Ki Dhana, Barmer, Rajasthan State. (Peddler)

Seized Property:-
Heroin drug- (70) Grams
Net Cash Rs. 1,570/-
Mobile Phones- (02)
Small Weighing Machine (01)
As per the International market value of seized Heroin drug is about 50 lakhs
Brief Facts:-
The accused Tank Pankaj Bhai and Prajapathi Mukesh Laxman ji Bhai @ Mukesh Prajapathi are relatives. They have been addicted to consuming drugs, later they started procuring and supplying the same to the needy persons and thus earning easy money by illegal means.
They came in contact with one Heroin drug supplier who is native of Rajasthan State. Later, accused persons are started procuring Heroin and selling to the drug addicted persons.
On 10-11-2023, afternoon hours, on tip off information, the SOT LB Nagar team along with Nagole police apprehended the accused persons at Nagole X Road and seized (70) grams of Heroin, (02) Mobile Phones, Net Cash Rs.1,570/-, (01) small weighing machine from their possession. The main source is not available for examination. Efforts are afoot to apprehend the absconding accused.
The accused used to pack the contraband drug in small sachets and supplying the same to needy customers through private bike services to avoid their arrests.
The above arrests were made under the direct supervision of Shri D S Chauhan, IPS., Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda and the under guidance of K. Muralidhar, DCP, SOT, LB Nagar-Maheshwaram by SOT- LB Nagar and Nagole police.