VISAKHAPATNAM: Two drug peddlers aged below 23 years were arrested by the police on Sunday night while they were trying to sell sedative drugs in Seetammadhara area of the city.
Cops seized 19.5 LSD blots, 3 MDMA pills, seven OCB sheets, 20 grams of ganja, a small weighing machine, 2,000 in cash, a two-wheeler, and two cell phones from their possession.
Interestingly, both are engineering graduates and close friends.
MVP Zone police station circle inspector M Ramanayya said 22-year-old K Rahul, who was apprehended with the drugs, is a native of Bhimavaram in West Godavari district. He led the cops to his friend R Akhil’s place at Pedagantyada from where he they used operated.
“Both are close friends and got habituated to sedative drugs while they were studying engeneering in Chennai. They bring small quantities of these drugs to sell in the city and also for their own consumption,” Ramanayya said.
