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Hyderabad Police Arrest Two in MDMA Bust, Probe Bahrain-Linked Supply Chain

Investigators say the case reveals a Bahrain‑run network using dead drops, messaging apps, UPI payments.

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Overview

  • The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing and Chaderghat police conducted a joint operation on Wednesday in Chaderghat, detaining Mohammed Osman, 33, and Rahul, 23.
  • Officers seized 50 grams of MDMA and two mobile phones valued at about Rs 5.50 lakh, with a case registered under the NDPS Act.
  • Police identify the alleged organiser as Ashwin Das Ramanth, a Kerala native currently in Bahrain, who is absconding, while the foreign supplier remains unknown.
  • According to police, orders moved over WhatsApp after initial contact on Instagram, payments flowed via UPI, and Rahul received transfers plus a QR scanner to manage collections.
  • Investigators say drugs were dead‑dropped in Bengaluru for Rahul to pick up and deliver in Hyderabad on commission, while Osman allegedly resold MDMA at Rs 8,000–10,000 after sourcing at about Rs 2,000.