Hyderabad: The State Task Force of Prohibition and Excise Department seized 15.49 grams of heroin worth Rs 45,000 from a migrant worker from West Bengal during a raid in the Narsingi area of Gandipet on Thursday.
Sujit, a 32-year-old daily wage labourer, was arrested during a search operation. Officials recovered 15.49 gram of heroin from his possession.
During questioning, he told the officials that he had procured the drug from a person identified as MD Anurul. The officials have registered a case against Anurul and launched efforts to trace him.
The suspect and the seized heroin were handed over to the Gandipet Excise Station for further investigation, officials said.
This post was last modified on October 8, 2026 8:23 pm