Hyderabad, April 7 -- In various raids conducted by the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) and local police across Chilkalguda, Sanath Nagar, and Adibatla areas, five people were arrested for alleged drug peddling in separate cases. Contraband, vehicles, mobile phones and cash worth Rs 63.65 lakh were seized.

In the first case, an 18-year-old student was apprehended by the Chilkalguda police with 115 grams of MDMA worth Rs 11.5 lakh.

Police said that Sai Nikhil Yadav, alias Sai, from Balanagar, developed substance addiction during his college days. He procured drugs from a college senior, Aditya, via Instagram at lower rates and sold it to customers who contacted him through the social media platform. A case has been booked un...