EAGLE Unit Busts Interstate Ganja Ring, Flags Medical Students as Consumers
Surprise drug tests at MediCiti followed UPI trail analysis that led to a major seizure with the arrest of two key suppliers earlier this week.
Overview
- EAGLE arrested Arfath Ahmed Khan and Zareena Banu and seized six kilograms of ganja valued at ₹1.5 lakh.
- UPI transaction tracing identified 82 end-users across Hyderabad, including 32 students at MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences.
- Drug tests on 24 of those students confirmed nine positive cases, all of whom have entered de-addiction and rehabilitation programs.
- Investigators uncovered ₹1.5 crore in suspicious bank transactions linked to Zareena Banu’s decade-long trafficking network and 51 associated peddlers.
- The agency has rolled out periodic unannounced campus inspections and continuous monitoring of UPI transactions in educational institutions.