Hyderabad: A gang allegedly manufacturing and trafficking Alprazolam drug in bulk quantity illegally in Siddipet district of Telangana has been busted, NCB officials said on Sunday.
Three people, including a Chemist freelancer, have been arrested in this regard, they added.
As much as 39.470 kgs of Alprazolam worth around Rs 12 crore and Rs 85.36 lakhs in cash were seized on May 15, the Hyderabad Zonal Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said in a release.
Based on the disclosure by one of the accused, officials arrested the supplier of the drugs from Madeenaguda. He is a postgraduate in MSc Chemistry and works as a freelance chemist. He would manufacture the Alprazolam clandestinely in his laboratory at Prashantnagar area of Hyderabad, NCB said.
All three persons confessed to their involvement in the illegal drug trade and were arrested under the relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the accused have traded 150 kg of Alprazolam over the last five years.
All three were produced before the Siddipet Magistrate and have been sent to judicial custody. Further investigation is underway.
