Overview

• Law enforcement has filed multiple FIRs, detained around 100 suspects and arrested six individuals suspected of peddling mephedrone since the July 26 bust
• The Karnataka Excise Department conducted raids and patrols in five localities and held awareness meetings but recovered no additional narcotics
• Home Minister G. Parameshwara acknowledged gaps in state intelligence and directed senior officials to take corrective action
• BJP Yuva Morcha protesters in Mysuru have demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister Parameshwara over enforcement lapses
• Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar urged the Union Home Affairs Ministry to establish a Narcotics Control Bureau unit in the city to stem the drug trade