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The city police on Monday (November 3) arrested three persons, including YSRCP student wing president, for allegedly possessing 48 LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) blots near the railway station on Sunday. The arrested were identified as P. Konda Reddy (23) from Maddilapalem, YSRCP youth wing president, M. Geeth Charan, a B.Tech student from Krishna district and T. Harshavardhan (22), a B.Tech student from the city. Addressing a press conference here, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mary Prasanthi said all three accused are close friends and are alcoholics and drug addicts. They frequently met to consume these substances. Due to a shortage of drugs, Konda Reddy contacted Geeth Charan and instructed him to procure LSD blots from a person named Santhan from Bengaluru, who happens to be a friend of Harshavardhan. The DCP said Konda Reddy booked flight and train tickets for Geeth Charan to travel to Bengaluru and collect the LSD blots from Santhan. She said that on October 31, Geeth Charan flew to Bengaluru from from Visakhapatnam . Police said Konda Reddy transferred ₹25,000 to Santhan. With that money, Santhan purchased 50 LSD blots, kept two for himself, and handed over the remaining 48 LSD blots to Geeth Charan. On November 1, Geeth Charan boarded a train from Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam and reached the city on November 2. Upon his arrival, Konda Reddy called and instructed him to wait outside the railway station. The DCP said that based on reliable information, a team of anti-narcotic force EAGLE, IV Town police and CTF caught Konda Reddy and Harshavardhan while they were taking delivery of the LSD blots from Geeth Charan.
