EAGLE busts Rajasthan-Hyderabad drug network, arrests seven persons with opium and mephedrone worth ₹12.65 lakh
The Telangana EAGLE Force has dismantled an inter-state drug trafficking network operating between Rajasthan and Hyderabad, resulting in seven arrests. Authorities seized significant quantities of opium and mephedrone, uncovering a supply chain that utilized private transport and digital payment methods.
Why it matters
The bust highlights the ongoing challenges of inter-state narcotics trafficking and the use of modern logistics and digital platforms by criminal networks.
The Telangana EAGLE Force, in coordination with the Hyderabad and Cyberabad police, has busted an inter-state drug trafficking network allegedly operating between Rajasthan and Hyderabad, arresting seven persons in two cases detected within 20 days and seizing 1.031 kg of opium and 25 grams of mephedrone (MD) worth about ₹12.65 lakh.
After two narcotics cases were registered at Miyapur and Saifabad police stations, the investigations revealed a supply chain involving Rajasthan-based suppliers, couriers, intermediaries, local peddlers, delivery agents and consumers in Hyderabad. According to Director of EAGLE Force, Sandeep Shandilya, the network used private buses, trains and private vehicles to transport drugs, while mobile phones and UPI transactions were used to coordinate supplies and payments.
The police said they intercepted 78 attempts by Rajasthan-linked drug networks to transport narcotics into Telangana since 2023. Opium, mephedrone and doda chura were among the substances commonly detected in these cases.
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