In a joint operation, the Telangana government’s anti-narcotics wing EAGLE (Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement) and Cyberabad police raided a rave party at a Kondapur apartment, arresting six people, including two peddlers and three consumers.
Officials seized 20 grams of cocaine, eight ecstasy pills, and three grams of MDMA during the raid.
The Accused
- Peddlers:
- Vikram, poultry farm businessman (Sherlingampally)
- Teja (28), cloud kitchen operator (Pragathi Nagar) – named as the kingpin
- Transporters:
- Rahul alias Sonu, Bengaluru-based supplier
- Chandan (20), engineering student from Bengaluru
- Consumers:
- M Neelima (41), housewife (Narsingi)
- Bhargav (31), software engineer (Sherlingampally)
- Purshotham Reddy (36), wine shop businessman (Kondapur)
Modus Operandi
According to police, Teja first came into contact with cocaine at a Goa rave party in 2023, introduced through Neelima. He later began sourcing drugs from Rahul and distributing them locally. Narcotics were concealed in courier parcels of glutathione skin-lightening injections, with payments routed to accounts specified by Rahul.
The group allegedly gathered at the Kondapur service apartment for regular consumption sessions.
Investigation Status
Drug tests confirmed narcotics use in five of the six arrested, with only student Chandan testing negative. All six have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigation is underway.
