Overview
- The intelligence-led raid, codenamed Operation White Hammer, was executed on March 11–12 at the Kondapalli Industrial Development Area in NTR district.
- Officers recovered over 800 kg of key raw materials, 2,860 litres of chemicals and industrial equipment including reactors, driers and a centrifuge.
- Investigators estimate the seized Alprazolam at about Rs 47 crore in value.
- A chemist with more than 20 years of industry experience and an associate who handled inputs and Hyderabad distribution were arrested, with inquiries continuing to trace wider links.
- The DRI reports eight clandestine drug units dismantled this fiscal under national anti-drug efforts, with a February joint methamphetamine seizure in Tripura underscoring the broader campaign.