Fourteen people, including software experts, student and other private sector staff, were caught when they tried to buy marijuana during the Elite Action Group for recovery (Eagle) in Gachibowli on Saturday 12th July.
The buyers were identified as NAVeen, 31, online trader; Ayush, 22, student; Nikhil, 29, engineer; Sindura, 26, architect; Hasan, 34 years, real estate manager; KRANTI, 28, IT employee; Akhil, 28, dental technician; Shiva, 32 years, business relationship manager; Sandesh, 34, independent advertising professional; Sai Raj, 31, powerful real estate sales manager; Akhil, 26 years, operated by a travel agency; Swamy, 27, driver; THUSHAR, 24, IT employee; and Arpith, 24, also IT employee.
During the operation, Eagle officers in ordinary clothes stood around on the basis of intelligence on a repeated perpetrator based in Mahari, named Sandeep, who sold marijuana to customers in IT corridor.
Superintendant of Police (SP) Eagle Ch. Rupesh said that Sandeep reportedly arrives with five kilograms of marijuana, divided into 100 packages of 50 grams, selling them for 3,000 GBP per package. “It maintains a list of more than 100 regular customers, including their contact numbers, and uses the coded WhatsApp messages as” Bhai Baccha and Gaya Bhai “to announce availability,” Sp.
All 14 consumers were caught in an act and tested positive on a hemp on the spot using urine test kits. “One of the accused came with his wife and four -year -old son.
Eagle officers are now analyzing digital evidence from confiscated phones, including WhatsApp and contact databases to identify other buyers and expand the investigation. 86 The remaining regular consumers on the Sandeep list were advised to require rehabilitation before taking further coercive measures.
Published – 13 July 2025 20:35
