Officials from the Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau arrested 16 individuals, including a constable of the Prohibition and Excise Department in Kamareddy, in connection with a well connected racket manufacturing and supplying Alprazolam.
The arrests were made following multiple raids which helped the police trace the manufacturers, transporters and suppliers who were functioning as an organised network, informed Sandeep Shandilya, the Director of Telangana State Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TSNAB).
The main accused Sukka Narsimha Goud has been illegally transporting Alprazolam for the past 25 years with his contacts of suppliers in Delhi. “He purchases the drug at the rate of ₹2.4 lakhs per kilogram and sells the same for ₹3.5 lakh per kilogram to the customers. Every month, he would sell 30 to 40 kilograms of Alprazolam,” explained the official.
