Hyderabad, Oct. 26 -- The Telangana excise special task force arrested a photographer and seized 4.45 grams of MDMA drugs from a Volkswagen Polo near a service road in Cyberabad limits.

The accused, identified as Akula Sai Ram, is suspected of having links to an alleged drug peddling racket. Two other accused in the case are absconding.

A native of Rajamundry, Ram works as a photographer and videographer and resides in Manikonda, Hyderabad. According to officials, he sold drugs in his free time to earn extra money.

Ram allegedly bought MDMA for Rs 25,000 from the other accused, Ramireddy Mahesh Reddy and Tandra Harischandra.

He used a mini weighing scale to measure drug quantities for sale, reportedly charging Rs 10,000 per gram for M...