Hyderabad: A couple was arrested for allegedly selling sleeping pills without medical prescriptions in the Habeebnagar area of Hyderabad. A joint team of enforcement agencies seized more than 260 Nitrovet tablets during a raid and also recovered a small quantity of ganja.
The main suspect, identified as Upender Prasad, was allegedly selling the tablets. His wife, Sameena Begum, was also arrested for allegedly providing space in her house and keeping the tablets in a cupboard for sale.
Apart from the couple, the Hyderabad officials also took two other people, identified as Pallavi and Suryadhar, into custody in connection with earlier cases registered within the Afzalgunj and Habeebnagar police station limits.
The official said the investigation was underway to trace the source of the sleeping pills, identify the medical shops or suppliers involved, and establish the network through which the drugs were being transported to Hyderabad. Investigators suspect that the tablets could be sourced from areas such as Bidar through relatives or other contacts.
The authorities are also examining the financial transactions of the suspects to establish the amounts involved and identify other persons in the supply chain.
The official said strict action would continue against those involved in the illegal sale and distribution of drugs and warned that the investigation would be extended to all those connected with the network. He assured that such joint operations would continue without interruption.
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