Hyderabad: Man arrested for selling marijuana

Hyderabad: Some of the residents of the Old City of Hyderabad are addicted to marijuana as two persons were found selling the drug near Charminar.

According to the report published in Telangana Today, a 48-year-old man, Shaik Shakeel Mansoori and Mohammed Shabbir alias Manglu, aged 45, were selling 10-gram packs.

The officials of Prohibition and Excise Department arrested Mansoori, however, Shabbir managed to escape. Attempts are being made to catch the absconding accused person.

It may be mentioned that earlier, the officials of the department had arrested a couple that was reportedly involved in a drug supplying racket. The officials of the department had also seized nine gram of cocaine, two four-wheelers, four mobile phones and a card swiping machine.