Excise raids in Nalgonda, Hyderabad; black jaggery, alum, MDMA worth ₹10L seized

Excise officials carried out two major enforcement operations in Telangana on Sunday, leading to the seizure of contraband worth several lakhs and arrest of four persons in separate incidents.

In Devarakonda, Nalgonda district, the Excise enforcement team intercepted a goods vehicle at Chennaram X Road in Kondapally and seized 6,000 kgs of black jaggery and 300 kgs of alum, allegedly being smuggled from Bidar in Karnataka, to be used in illicit liquor brewing.

Officials said that the total value of the confiscated goods, including the vehicle, is an estimated ₹10 lakh. The driver, identified as K. Chandrapal of Guntur, was arrested, while three others — Angothu Ramesh, Tarun and Narayana from Bidar, are absconding. The case has been handed over to the Devarakonda Excise team for further probe.

Meanwhile, the Malkajgiri District Task Force (DTF) team arrested three persons, hailing from Rajahmundry, during raids in Narapally. Acting on a tip-off, Circle Inspector K. Bharatha Bhushan and Sub-Inspector Srinivasa Reddy led the operation that resulted in the seizure of 31 grams of MDMA, valued at ₹1.5 lakh, along with three mobile phones and a motorcycle.

The accused, identified as Daniel Raju, Abhiram and Abhishek Verma, sourced the drug from Nigerian suppliers in Bengaluru before selling it in Hyderabad.

Further investigation is under way.