Goan drug supplier held; ₹48.4 lakh trail exposes suspected Hyderabad network
Hyderabad police and the Telangana EAGLE Force arrested a Goa-based drug supplier following an investigation into a narcotics network. The probe revealed over ₹48 lakh in suspicious transactions and identified more than 25 individuals involved in purchasing drugs online.
Why it matters
This arrest marks a significant breakthrough in dismantling an inter-state drug supply chain that utilizes digital payment platforms for illicit trade.
A Goa-based drug supplier, who had been absconding in a narcotics case registered in Hyderabad, has been apprehended in a joint operation by the Telangana EAGLE Force and Hyderabad police, with investigators uncovering financial transactions worth ₹48.4 lakh and identifying more than 25 persons from Telangana suspected of purchasing drugs through online payments.
The accused, Custodio Fernandes alias Kristy, a resident of Calangute in North Goa, was apprehended following sustained surveillance and intelligence gathering by the EAGLE Force, Hyderabad Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) and Punjagutta police.
What began as an investigation into a drug seizure in Punjagutta in May this year has now widened into a probe into a suspected inter-State supply network involving online payments, cash deposits and associates allegedly travelling from Goa to Hyderabad to deliver narcotics.
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