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Hyderabad: The Balanagar Police arrested three persons and seized 7.9 grams of MDMA, 26 grams of hash oil and other materials, collectively valued at about Rs 35,000, during a drug-related operation at Narsapur X Road on Wednesday, October 14.
They were apprehended following information about three persons behaving suspiciously near Chennai Tiffins, opposite Taj Darbar Hotel, police said.
The suspects were identified as Chidige Krishna alias Sunny (29), a hardware technician from Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh; Bibhare Mohammed Raiyan (24), a private employee residing in Somajiguda; and Melam Dinakar (22), a hotel management student residing in SR Nagar.
During questioning, Krishna allegedly told the police that he had procured MDMA and hash oil from Mumbai. Raiyan allegedly purchased three packets of MDMA from Krishna for resale, while Dinakar accompanied him, police said. The three allegedly consumed narcotic substances at an isolated location in the IDA Balanagar area.
Police seized 7.9 grams of MDMA, 26 grams of hash oil, three mobile phones and a weighing machine from the suspects.
A case was registered at Balanagar police station under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS
) Act. All three suspects were sent for judicial remand, police added.This post was last modified on October 15, 2026 5:49 pm