The arrested woman involved in interstate drug network: Police
Hyderabad: In a major operation against synthetic drug trafficking, the Cyberabad police in collaboration with Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB), arrested a woman drug peddler and seized 60 grams of MDMA, classified as commercial quantity, worth Rs.6 lakh.
Acting on credible intelligence, the officers intercepted the accused at Miyapur bus stop before she could deliver the contraband. The accused was involved in an interstate drug network, working under a foreign supplier.
The arrested has been identified as Shatabdi Manna (24), a resident of Devanahalli in Bengaluru and native of Jamsherpur village in Jharkhand. The supplier Warren Kokarango from Africa is absconding. Sixty grams of MDMA and a mobile phone was seized from the possession of the arrested woman.
The police said Shatabdi Manna, a graduate from Bengaluru, came into contact with Warren Kokarango, an African drug supplier, in 2024. Due to financial difficulties, she agreed to store and distribute MDMA on his behalf. She received 100-200 grams of MDMA per consignment and supplied drugs over 10 times in Bengaluru.
On Wednesday, while waiting at Miyapur bus stop to deliver MDMA, she was intercepted and arrested. The operation was part of Telangana police’s relentless efforts to dismantle drug syndicates operating across state and international borders.
The Telangana police are working relentlessly to make Telangana a drug-free state by educating people about drug abuse and its consequences, developing intelligence networks to track and dismantle drug supply chains and nabbing interstate and international offenders dealing in commercial quantities of synthetic drugs.
In recent months, the TGANB has intensified its crackdown on MDMA traffickers, conducting multiple operations and seizing large amounts of contraband.
In an appeal to the people, the police said synthetic drugs like MDMA were destroying lives. Youth, students, and professionals were falling into this deadly trap. The TGANB urged students and youth to stay away from drugs and avoid becoming victims of this menace. It asked the parents and guardians to monitor children’s activities and be aware of behavioral changes. People can report any drug-related activity anonymously to the TGANB helpline - 8712671111/ 1908.
