The Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) has arrested two students, identified as Rohit and Rithwik, for allegedly peddling drugs within West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.

According to sources, Rohit’s brother Rahul, who works in Hyderabad, is another accused, informed the Police.

Rohit, a native of Bhimavaram,is a degree student and Rithwik, of Nallajarla in West Godavari district, is in his final year of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) course in Bengaluru. Another accused, named Rahul, was working at a private firm in Hyderabad.

“The SEB personnel picked up a ganja peddler in Guntur a few days ago. Based on his confession, police arrested Rohit. As per the call data retrieved from his phone, we formed a decoy party and rounded up his brother Rahul,” said SEB Commissioner Vineet Brijlal.

Policerecovered a dairy in which the names of Rithwik and the details of two peddlers of Bengaluru were found, and took Rithwik into custody. A few other suspects are being questioned, the Commissioner told The Hindu on Wednesday.

“We are trying to identify more drug addicts of the gang, whoare students,and have nowturned into peddlers.The drug mafia is targeting degree, PG, engineering, MBA, MCA and BBA students of A.P., Karnataka, Telangana and other States,” SEB Director P.H.D. Ramakrishna said.

Meanwhile, the Andhra Pradesh police is trying to figure out more peddlers.

The investigation in the matter is underway.

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