Hyderabad: Nine persons, including drug peddlers, who were allegedly planning to organise a rave party at a service apartment here, were arrested and narcotic substances were seized from them, Excise Department officials said on Sunday.
Based on specific intelligence, the Excise State Task Force (STF) team tracked and conducted a route watch in the Kondapur area on Saturday night and apprehended the accused before organising the party, a senior official said.
The main accused, who organises drug parties, along with other accused–peddlers, from Andhra Pradesh, had booked a service apartment for the proposed party, the official said.
The report notes that five grams of cocaine were seized from the spot, while it’s alleged that weed also made rounds on the party floor. The NDPS Act notifies 2 grams asa ‘small quantity’.
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