LSD, popularly known as ‘acid’, is now being peddled in the form of biscuits. Hyderabad Police learnt this after nabbing six peddlers including two Africans on Wednesday. Biscuits laced with drugs are a fad among youth, police officials revealed.
The psychedelic substance, at the heart of a sensational drug bust with links to Tollywood biggies, was prepared in labs and later a drop of the chemical was absorbed by a medium, usually by blotting paper. However, given that blotting papers caused suspicion, drug sellers were finding different ways to transport and sell LSD, cops said.
“It is easy to transport the drug. That apart, in a biscuit form, it is unlikely to look suspect. Additionally, it is appealing to youth,” a police official said. “We have found LSD-laced sugar cubes. This is the first time we have found the drug in biscuits.”
The police seized the contraband substance from a gang of six, including two foreign nationals. Five people, N. Raghu Vamshidar Reddy, Abhinav Mahender, V. Mallikarjun Rao, Christopher H.H. Giddens and Nigerian Chika Ohycowusi were nabbed near a popular hotel in Banjara Hills. The five had gathered to exchange drugs including MDMA or ecstasy, and cocaine. Their arrest led to the apprehension of South-African national Lucky Bongani. The police learnt that the peddlers used the dark net to purchase drugs.
Preliminary interrogation and analysis of cell phone data of the peddlers revealed that they might have sold drugs to over 100 people in the last one and half years.
“Many of the buyers are college students. More can be learnt after further investigation. We will informally counsel the drug users but not summon them,” said Task Force Deputy Commissioner of Police, Limba Reddy. The Prohibition and Excise department, which is overseeing the drug bust involving a large haul of LSD, has sent notices to reputed Tollywood personalities.
In a different case, the Task Force also arrested three other persons for possessing drugs. P. Revanth, Irfan Najeeb Khan and Zain Khan were arrested. While they were not peddlers, cops said the trio used drugs and also sold them in known circles of friends. Police seized LSD, MDMA and cocaine in both cases.
