Police Arrested Three For Illegally Procuring And Selling Growth Hormone Injections

Hyderabad, March 3 (Maxim News): Police have arrested three persons including a gym trainer on charges of illegally procuring and selling growth hormone injections and tablets, which are used as steroids to build muscles in a short time in SR Nagar today. A total of 1,100 tablets and 180 injection vials, together worth Rs. 1 lakh were seized.

The Taskforce along with the SR nagar Police and a Drug Control team nabbed D. Omprakash (40), who has a protein supplement business at Ameerpet, S. Naresh (38), a protein supplement seller from Amberpet and Syed Farooq (27) a gym trainer from Barkas in Chandrayangutta. One person, Avinash from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is absconding.

According to the police, Omprakash freelanced as a gym trainer before setting up his own muscle nutrition supplement protein business. aware of the demand for growth hormone injections and tablets in the market, he started to procure them at a lower cost and sell them at higher rates to gym goers, and fitness and bodybuilding enthusiasts.

Task Force DCP, Chakravarthy Gummi said Omprakash also roped in his childhood friend Avinash, who runs a pharmacy, in procuring and selling growth hormone injections and tablets, apart from Naresh, who is in the distribution business of protein supplements to gyms, and Syed Farooq, a gym trainer at Begum Bazaar.

Chakravarthy gummi said, “Omprakash explained to them about the demand for growth hormone-based injections and tablets among bodybuilders and gym goers. Offering a good commission, he started to supply through them to several people in the city.

Officials cautioned that such growth hormone injections and tablets may cause side effects including cardiac arrest, and high blood pressure.

Following a tip-off, the trio was nabbed and the incriminating material was seized from them. The arrested persons along with the seized material were handed over to the SR nagar Police for further investigation. (Maxim News)

---

Next Story :

Now you can get the latest stories from Indtoday on Telegram every day. Click the link to subscribe.  Click to follow Indtoday’s Facebook page and Twitter and Instagram. For all the latest Hyderabad News updates