Overview
- Police units in Telangana and Bengaluru carried out near‑simultaneous actions from Aug. 7–10 that produced large seizures, including 27 kg of mephedrone (valued at about ₹54 crore) and a Bengaluru citywide haul of narcotics estimated at ₹55.8 crore.
- A Bibinagar‑Yadadri operation led to arrests of four people, the seizure of acetone and lab equipment and a subsequent raid on a Kondamadugu/Vetukuri laboratory where police recovered a reactor and centrifuge used in mephedrone manufacture.
- Telangana’s EAGLE Force arrested multiple couriers and peddlers in separate cases that netted 1.031 kg of opium, 200 ml (about 330 g) of hash oil and a six‑kilogram ganja consignment allegedly sourced from Malkangiri, Odisha.
- Investigations and police statements link the supply chains to suppliers in Rajasthan and Odisha who use buses, trains, private vehicles, delivery workers, social‑media apps and UPI payments to move drugs and coordinate sales.
- Authorities say key organisers remain absconding and that follow‑up work will focus on tracing financial flows, making further arrests and prosecuting networks that police say supply college‑age customers and use foreign and out‑of‑state contacts.