Maharashtra police bust Rs 12,000 cr mephedrone racket in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The two accused who were arrested in the multi-crore mephedrone drug manufacturing racket busted by Maharashtra police at Cherlapally in Hyderabad suburbs were produced before a local court in Kushaiguda on Saturday and after obtaining a transit warrant were taken to Mumbai.

The two accused, Srinivas Vijay Voleti, owner, and Tanaji, a chemical analyst, of Vagdevi Laboratories Private Limited, will be produced before the court and the police will seek their custody for further investigation.

The police had seized 5.79 kg of MD (Mephedrone), 35,500 liters of chemical solutions, 950 kg of powder, drug-making equipment, and other materials. So far, a total of 12 accused have been arrested.

The police said that from the quantity of material seized, drugs to the tune of Rs 12,000 crore could have been manufactured.

The overall seizure includes 5.968 kg of MD, 27 mobile phones, three four-wheelers, one two-wheeler, four electronic weighing scales, and raw materials for drug production, said the officer.

On August 8, 2025, officers first apprehended a Bangladeshi national, Fatima Murad Sheikh alias Molla, 23 years, a resident of Mira Road Purva, near the Kashimira bus stop, with 105 grams of MD. A case was registered at Kashigaon Police Station under the NDPS Act, 1985, and the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.

Subsequently, investigations led to the arrest of nine more accused, with a total recovery of 178 grams of MD, Rs 23.97 lakh in cash, and valuables.

During interrogation, the accused revealed that the drugs were being sourced from Telangana. It is estimated that hundreds of kilos of the mephedrone drug have been manufactured and supplied in the market in Mumbai over the years.

Investigation so far has revealed that they were supplying the mephedrone drug to a particular gang for the last one year, sources said.

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