Hyderabad drug bust: Accused linked to international drug network spanning eight years

The prime accused within the mephedrone drug bust in Telangana’s Cherlapalli has shipped narcotics to a number of international locations, together with Dubai and in Europe, within the final eight years, a probe by Maharashtra’s Mira Bhayandar–Vasai Virar (MBVV) police revealed. The Maharashtra police has been given custody for questioning the proprietor of Vagdevi Laboratories Pvt Ltd, Srinivas Vijay Voleti, and the corporate’s chemical analyst, Tanaji, until September 15.

Contained in the premises of Vagdevi Laboratories in Cherlapalli, police discovered almost 5.8 kilograms of mephedrone, 35,500 litres of chemical substances (precursor), 950 kilograms of chemical powder, and different tools used within the manufacturing of the artificial drug, colloquially often called meow meow.

An officer near the investigation revealed that the 35,500 litres of precursor can be utilized to provide about 6,000 kilograms of mephedrone. “The worth of a gram of mephedrone is ₹20,000 within the worldwide market,” mentioned the officer. By this estimate, the precursor can produce ₹12,000 crore value of mephedrone. This places the worth of the seized 5.8 kilogram of the narcotic at ₹11.6 crore.

In the meantime, officers from the Maharashtra police additionally revealed that extra arrests are more likely to be made on this case. “The arrests will probably be constituted of Hyderabad and from elements of Maharashtra as effectively,” shared an officer.

To this point within the questioning, prime accused within the case Srinivas Vijay Voleti has reportedly revealed to have been working the manufacturing and promoting of the drug since 2017. “We’re verifying this by cross checking the dates with customs and different departments,” added the officer.

The Maharashtra police can be planning to submit a petition to increase the custody for questioning past September 15 to uncover the complete scale of the racket.