Three youths arrested for possessing narcotics

November 20, 2017 11:47 pm | Updated 11:48 pm IST - Hyderabad

The sleuths of Prohibition and Excise Department arrested three youngsters in possession of narcotics at Malkajgiri on Monday.

The arrested have been identified as I. Shiva Shankar Reddy (23), B. Akshay (22) and Md. Asharaf (25), all residents of Moula Ali.

Acting on a tip-off, sleuths nabbed the trio in possession of 24 LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) blots and two pills of MDMA at East Anand Bagh.

According to officials, each LSD blot was sold to the youngsters by a gang for ₹ 1,000 and each MDMA pill was bought for more than ₹ 500. The officials are trying to track the supplier of the narcotics.

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