Overview
- Gachibowli Police and the SOT Madhapur raided the SM Luxury Guest Room co-living/PG hostel in TNGOs Colony on November 3 and detained 11 on NDPS charges, with the accused produced before court for judicial custody.
- Officers seized 32.14 grams of MDMA, 4.67 grams of ganja, six mobile phones, two motorbikes, ₹10,000 in cash, and weighing and packing materials from the Gachibowli operation.
- The Telangana Excise STF arrested Dr. Joseph Paul, 29, after a Musheerabad search recovered OG Kush (26.95 g), MDMA (6.21 g), 15 LSD stamps, cocaine (1.32 g), ganja-laced gummies (5.80 g) and hashish oil, valued at about ₹3 lakh.
- Police say key associates remain at large, including two Nigerian nationals linked to the Gachibowli case and three prime associates tied to the Musheerabad distribution hub.
- Authorities report supplies were procured from Bengaluru and Delhi, while regional enforcement separately led to a Bengaluru arrest with 752 g of MDMA tablets and cocaine worth an estimated ₹75 lakh.