A drug smuggling racket was today busted by the city police with the apprehension of two inter-state drug peddlers and seizure of 2.7 kg opium from their possession.
Kaium Ul Huq and Chandan Naveen were nabbed from Hussaini Allam here by the Commissioner's Task Force (South Zone) team.
The accused duo allegedly indulged in procuring opium from West Bengal for supplying it to customers in Hyderabad, Commissioner's Task Force Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police N Koti Reddy said.
During the interrogation, it came to light that Chandan, a native of Madhya Pradesh and Kaium, who hails from West Bengal, arrested in separate cases, met in Chanchalguda jail here and became friends, police said.
They had met another accused Saleem from West Bengal, who is now absconding in the case.
"After the release from jail, Chandan contacted Kaium and asked him to supply opium to sell it in Hyderabad. Kaium in turn asked Saleem, who procured 2.7 kg opium at West Bengal and handed it over it Kaium," Reddy said.
Today, while Kaium Ul Haq reached Puranapool Darwaza here for the supply to Chandan, the duo were apprehended, he said.
The accused and the seized material were handed over to Central Crime Station, a wing of Hyderabad Police for necessary action against them, Reddy added.
