Hyderabad: Officials from the Drugs Control Administration, Secunderabad zone, based on inputs received from Kharkana police, on Friday conducted a raid at an unlicensed premises located at Namalagundu, Secunderabad, which belongs to M Naresh.

During the raid, officials detected stocks of a cardiac stimulant drug, ‘Mephentermine Sulphate Injection,’ which were being illegally stocked and sold to gym-goers for abuse in bodybuilding.

The said injections were being supplied by M Naresh, said DCA DG Shahnawaz Qasim. Mephentermine Sulphate injection is a cardiac stimulant primarily used to normalise decreased blood pressure (hypotension) that may arise from administering anaesthesia in spinal procedures during surgery, a press release said.

It is employed to elevate blood pressure in cases

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