Hyderabad, Feb. 7 -- The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA), on Friday, February 6, conducted raids at medical shops in Mahabubabad and Bhadradri Kothagudem, operating illegally and seized large amounts of drugs.

Officials raided Sri Laxmi Ganapathi Medical and General Stores in Maripeda village.

In the first case, shopkeeper Upender Maloth was arrested for selling Tramadol and Alprazolam to drug addicts without a prescription.

Maloth failed to produce sales bills and drug registers, violating Schedule H1 under Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.

Tramadol and Alprazolam are habit-forming drugs and can only be sold under a prescription from a registered medical practitioner. These drugs are often misused for their sedative effec...