Telangana Prohibition and Excise department teams have seized 56 grams of cocaine worth around ₹ 3 lakh from three persons in Hyderabad on Monday. The contraband was seized during checks in Dhoolpet, Sun City, and a chase till Jiyaguda in a span of around 15 minutes. The three persons, including a Ghana national, were arrested.
Based on a tip-off, Hyderabad District Task Force Inspector K Karuna along with her team went to Jummerat Bazaar in Dhoolpet. Upon seeing the Excise team, two men on a two-wheeler tried to escape from the spot but they were caught at around 8.35 p.m. The two were Maurice Basagria Omah, a Ghana national, and Sundeep Kumar Shah.
Excise Superintendent (Hyderabad) CH Vijay said that seven grams of cocaine and ₹ 36,500 cash was found from Sundeep’s pocket.