Two More Drug Peddlers Arrested
posted on May 30, 2011 @ 11:47AM
Acting on a tip-off, the Banjara Hills police have arrested two more drug peddlers on Sunday at around 1.30 pm. The police seized 25 gms. of cocaine, two cell phones and bikes from Sarfaraz Sayeed, alias Pappu, 28, Shaukat Mallick, 37, of Malakpet near Basavatarakam Cancer Hospital on Road Number 10, Banjara Hills.
According to the Banjara Hills police, Sarfaraz had procured cocaine from one Rolano of Mumbai and was supplying it to customers in the city for Rs 4,000 a gram with the help of his associates including Shaukat. Preliminary investigation revealed that several 'socialites' were reportedly in the customer list of the duo. Sarfaraz was earlier arrested by the Banjara Hills police in October 2010, along with Kenyan national Steveroxy and another associate Hyder Raza and 140 grams of cocaine was seized from them.
Police are analysing call details from cellphones of the duo and the preliminary analysis revealed that several actors, models, fashion designers and businessmen were also in the list. According to sources, the list of customers mainly includes some Tollywood personalities and others from affluent families.