Drug Racket Uncovered at Mahindra University: Four Arrested, 50 Students Under Investigation

Swift Summary

• Arrests and Seizures: Four individuals, including two students, were arrested by the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) for operating a drug racket at Mahindra University in Hyderabad.Police seized 1.15 kg of ganja, 47 grams of high-grade OG weed, packaging materials, digital weighing machines, and mobile phones during a raid at Shivalayam Colony on August 25.
• Key Individuals involved:

– Nevelle Tongbram (21-year-old student from Manipur): Managed consignments in Suraram.
– Ambati Ganesh (24): Distributor across Hyderabad.
– Boosa Shiva Kumar (26): Bulk supplier from Bidar.
– Mohd. Ashar Jawed khan (21-year-old Mahindra University student from Delhi): campus distributor.

• Supply Chains:

– Drugs were trafficked from Delhi and Gurugram suppliers via courier services like DTDC and personally transported from Karnataka by Shiva kumar. methods included concealing drugs in everyday items to avoid suspicion.- Parcels linked to Nigerian contacts based in Delhi involved payments via PhonePe and ATM cash deposits by other students at the university who also procured MDMA pills for personal consumption.

• Pricing Structure:

– Bulk purchases priced at ₹30,000 per ounce; sold to students for ₹2,500 per gram after repackaging into smaller packets priced at ₹500 each – doubling investment value.

• Racket Design:

– students distributed drugs inside campus hostels through digital payment systems while splitting responsibilities between parcel receivers and payment handlers to evade detection.
– Nearly 50 students are under investigation for potential drug usage as identified through UPI transactions logs traced by authorities.

• Other Institutes Investigated: Additional raids conducted across Symbiosis College,osmania General Hospital (OGH),Guru Nanak Engineering College,Culinary Academy of India among others.

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