Overview
- Simultaneous raids at three sites in Bengaluru led to the demolition of illegal units and the confiscation of drug-making machinery and chemicals.
- Officers recovered 21.4 kg of MD in total, including 4.1 kg in solid form and 17 kg in liquid form, as part of the operation’s haul.
- The factories were located at Spandana Layout, a unit operating as RJ Event in NG Gollahalli, and an RCC house in the Yerapannahalli–Kannur belt.
- Police say the network’s suspected manufacturer is Prashant Yallappa Patil, with proceeds believed to have been funneled into Bengaluru property and drugs supplied to multiple states.
- Reports differ on arrests, with at least two suspects in custody — identified as Suraj Ramesh Yadav and Malkhan Ramlal Bishnoi — as teams search for two key absconders after the December 21 Vashi case against Abdul Qader Rashid Shaikh.