CHENNAI, July 27: Five persons were arrested by the K K Nagar police here on charges of drug peddling. They administered drugs that are available only against prescription in Tamil Nadu, but available for free in Andhra Pradesh. They bought the drug at Rs 5 per ampoule and sold it at Rs 40. A total of 80 ampoules and six disposable syringes were seized from them.

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