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Police seize drugs worth Rs 82 crore in Hyderabad, Bengaluru
In two separate operations, police in Hyderabad and Bengaluru have seized narcotics worth an estimated combined market value of over Rs 100 crore. On August 8, Bibinagar police and the Special Operation…
The Story in Brief
In two separate operations, police in Hyderabad and Bengaluru have seized narcotics worth an estimated combined market value of over Rs 100 crore. On August 8, Bibinagar police and the Special Operation Team arrested four people and recovered 27 kg of mephedrone valued at Rs 54 crore from a laboratory in Kondamadugu village. The drug was being transported to Nagpur. The accused include a coal businessman from Nagpur who allegedly financed the operation and an employee of Vetukuri Labs. Four more suspects are absconding.
Separately, over the past fortnight, Bengaluru Police arrested 39 suspects, including eight foreigners, and seized drugs with an open market value of Rs 55.80 crore. The haul included 21.6 kg of MDMA, 738 grams of cocaine, over 184 kg of ganja, and cash. The Deccan Herald reports that the suspects confessed to buying narcotics from unidentified suppliers abroad and selling them to the public and college students. Both police forces said investigations are ongoing.
The Indian Opinion
These two high-value seizures give the impression that enforcement is winning, but the street price of mephedrone (Rs 20,000 a gram) and the open-market valuation of the Bengaluru haul (Rs 55.80 crore vs. seized Rs 28 crore) reveal the enormous gap between what police recover and what actually circulates. The real test is not the headline-grabbing numbers but whether the labs and financiers behind these operations get convicted. So far, four of the accused in Hyderabad are out on bail or unknown; eight suspects remain at large. Will courts speed up cases under the NDPS Act, or will the network simply relocate?
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, deccanherald.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
