10 Weeks, 100 Detained: Telangana Police Busts 'Multi-State Drug Network'
Telangana Police have dismantled a major drug trafficking network following a 10-week investigation that began with a single tip. The operation led to the arrest of five suppliers from Odisha and the detention of 100 consumers, many of whom are being directed toward rehabilitation.
Why it matters
This operation highlights the growing challenge of inter-state drug trafficking in India and the effectiveness of intelligence-led policing in dismantling supply chains.
Telangana Police's EAGLE Force has busted an alleged drug supply network stretching from the forests of Odisha to Hyderabad, following a roughly 10-week intelligence investigation that began with a single tip received on May 28.The case began with information received through the EAGLE Force anti-drug helpline 1908. The tip identified 27-year-old Kukatpally resident Satya Avinash as an alleged seller of MDMA and LSD. Police questioned him and found him positive for ganja.His questioning, however, allegedly opened the door to a much larger network.Investigators found that drugs were allegedly ordered through WhatsApp, payments were made through PhonePe, and buyers were then sent Google Maps locations where they could collect the drugs.Police subsequently launched a detailed intelligence operation through June and July, tracing the alleged supply chain from the Koraput forests of Odisha through Pachipenta and Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh to Balanagar and Hyderabad.During the investigation, around 31 alleged carriers, five key…
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