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US national among 3 held with cocaine in Hyderabad

Zubair Ali recently came to Hyderabad and was residing in Banjara Hills.

Hyderabad: A US citizen was caught along with two others for drugs by the Prohibition and Excise Department sleuths on Saturday, August 23. Around 33 grams of cocaine, four mobile phones and an Innova Crysta car were seized.

The excise department officials arrested 28-year-old Zubair Ali, who holds a US citizenship. He recently came to Hyderabad and was residing in Banjara Hills. Other arrestees include 35-year-old Misbahuddin Khan from Ramkote and 28-year-old Ali Asghar Gulabi from Banjara Hills.

Officials said that Misbahuddin and Ali Asghar are addicts. “After failing to get cocaine in Hyderabad, they went to Bengaluru and purchased the drug at Rs 9000 per gram from Mohammed Azeem,” the officials said.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Azeem is currently absconding and efforts are on to ban him.

This post was last modified on August 24, 2025 5:19 pm

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Mir Alamgir

Mir Alamgir is a reporter at Siasat.com based in Hyderabad. He writes on Telangana politics, law and order, communal affairs, and civic issues, with a particular focus on Hyderabad's Old City and grassroots reporting from across the state.

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