Hyderabad, Aug. 5 -- A 44-year-old steel welder was arrested by the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) and Amberpet police for allegedly selling poppy husk in the city.

The suspect, Mangala Ram, originally from Rajasthan, was found possessing 21 kilograms of poppy husk and drug processing machinery during a joint operation on August 5.

Police have confiscated a mixer grinder, two mixer jars, two weighing scales, a strainer, two mobile handsets and a Hero Splendor bike, all valued at an estimated Rs 3.5 lakh. A case has been registered at the Amberpet police station under applicable sections of the NDPS Act.

As per authorities, Mangala Ram had arrived in Hyderabad in 2022 and lived in Chengicherla, taking up work as a steel wel...