Vijayawada, March 21: The police on Sunday busted a drug racket by arresting five members of a gang.
Addressing newspersons here yesterday, DCP M Ravindranath Babu said a Task Force team arrested the five ,including an RMP of Mangalagiri, after conducting raids at various places. About 13,000 Pentwyn and Verpin vials were seized in the raids.
Following a tip off, the Task Force conducted raids in Arundelpet and Sanjeevaiah Colony and arrested drug seller M Nageswara Rao. Based on information given by Rao, raids were conducted at four places.
Those held included N Omprakash, Sheik Basha, Kanamarlapudi Ramesh of Chilakaluripet and Tadiboina Veeraiah of Mangalagiri .Veeraiah, an RMP, was running Mahesh Clinic. Vials of narcotic substance which are to be sold on doctor’s prescription, were being sold over the counter by the gang at Rs 50 each.
–Agencies