Hyderabad, March 4 -- Two foreign nationals - a Yemeni and a Palestinian - were arrested by Hyderabad Police in a joint operation with the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW), with officials seizing 150 grams of MDMA valued at around Rs 25 lakh within the limits of Rajendra Nagar Police Station.

The accused were identified as Al-Aqar Abdurabu Mohammed Abdurabu, aged 37, a Yemeni national residing in Tolichowki, Hyderabad, and Hasan WA Hashem, aged 28, a Palestinian based in Bengaluru.

Prior NDPS Act cases on accused

According to police, both individuals have prior cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Abdurabu was reportedly absconding in connection with earlier cases.

Investigators ...