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Two arrested in Shabad with MDMA as police investigate Bengaluru supply link
Two men were arrested in Shabad after police seized 13.97 grams of MDMA, a drug also known as ecstasy.
Police identified them as residents of Mirzaguda in Rangareddy district.
They said the men had bought the drugs from a suspected supplier in Bengaluru for ₹42,000.
Police allege the men planned to sell the drugs at a higher price to students and software workers in Mokila, Kokapet and Nanakramguda.
The seized drugs were valued at about ₹2 lakh.
A case has been registered under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Investigators are trying to trace the suspected supplier and find out whether others were involved.
Police arrested two men in Shabad with 13.97 grams of MDMA valued at about ₹2 lakh.
Police said the men had bought the drug from a supplier in Bengaluru for ₹42,000.
Investigators said the pair planned to sell it to students and software professionals in nearby areas.
Police seized three mobile phones and are tracing the suspected supplier.
- Who
- Maram Vamshi Reddy, 23, and Beera Praveen Kumar, 28, both residents of Mirzaguda.
- What
- Police arrested them and seized 13.97 grams of MDMA.
- When
- Friday, October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Near T-Time at Nagarkunta Crossroads in Shabad, Telangana.
- Why
- Police said they planned to sell the drug at higher prices to students and software professionals.
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Police intercepted the two men near T-Time at Nagarkunta Crossroads in Shabad.
Investigators began tracing Stephen, the suspected Bengaluru-based supplier.
- MDMA seized
- 13.97 grams
- Estimated value
- Approximately ₹2 lakh
- Reported purchase price
- ₹42,000
- Suspected supplier
- Stephen, Bengaluru
- Planned markets
- Mokila, Kokapet and Nanakramguda
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