HYDERABAD - The Hyderabad Police on Sunday arrested 5 suspects during raids and recovered a large quantity of mainpuri and Indian gutka from their possession.

A Police team headed by Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Anil Hyder Minhas expedited crackdown against narcotics peddlers in different areas of Hyderabad. The City Police team on a tip off conducted a raid in a street near Khalid School and arrested 4 mainpuri and Indian Gutka peddlers, recovering a large quantity Indian Gutka, material used for making mainpuri and cash of thousands rupees from their possession. 

A case was registered against four accused identified as Abdul Majid Qureshi, Azharuddin, Anisuddin Shaikh and Adnan.

The Fort police arrested a mainpuri supplier Hakeem Panhwer and recovered 300 ready packets of mainpuri and two bags of raw material used for making narcotics. A case was registered against the accused at PS Fort Police station. Further investigation was underway.