Hyderabad Task Force Arrests Gym Trainer Over Illegal Steroid Injections After Seizing 100 Vials

Overview

• Rashid Matlub Khan, 40, was taken into custody in Natraj Nagar while allegedly carrying steroid vials, according to police.
• Officers seized 100 Mephentermine Sulphate vials of 30 mg strength along with other material valued at about ₹1.20 lakh.
• Officials said he had no authorization to procure or sell the drugs and was reselling them to customers at inflated prices.
• Police said he told investigators he ordered the injections online from a Surat supplier via courier using his wife Farzana Begum’s name.
• Investigators noted he had been absconding in an earlier case and are tracing the supply chain as identified users receive counselling for health risks.