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IT firm employee among 2 held for selling LSD in Hyd

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
A software employee was among two persons arrested today for allegedly selling LSD at Jubilee Hills Check Post here, police said.

A total of 12 stamps of LSD ((Lysergic acid diethylamide) drug were seized from the duo, identified as K Rohith (29), a student, and Vicky Karunakar Salians (30), a Mumbai native who is working in a software firm here, by sleuths of the Commissioner's Task Force.

"The duo used to purchase drug from unknown persons at Goa and used to consume them regularly. Later, they started selling LSD stamps to needy persons for Rs 2,000 per LSD stamp after purchasing a single stamp for Rs 1,000," the Hyderabad Police said in a release.
 

The accused duo were handed over to SHO, Jubilee Hills police station for further action.

LSD is mainly used as a recreational drug and in psychedelic parties, it said.

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First Published: Dec 14 2017 | 8:40 PM IST

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