Hyderabad Police seize drugs worth Rs 22.17 crore in year-long crackdown

Hyderabad City Police registered 563 NDPS cases and seized narcotics worth Rs 22.17 crore between June 2025 and June 2026. The anti-drug drive targeted supply networks, strengthened screening of drug users and expanded rehabilitation efforts with support from multiple agencies

Hyderabad: In a crackdown on the growing drug menace, the Hyderabad City Police have registered 563 NDPS cases and seized banned narcotics worth Rs 22.17 crore over the past year as part of a sustained campaign aimed at dismantling supply networks and curbing substance abuse in the city.

The year-long special drive, carried out from June 2025 to June 2026 by Law and Order teams in coordination with the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW), focused on identifying drug suppliers, intercepting transportation routes and taking action against local distribution networks.

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An analysis of cases registered across the Hyderabad Commissionerate revealed that Jubilee Hills Zone recorded the highest number of cases at 116, while Shamshabad Zone recorded 30 cases.

Ganja formed the largest share of the seizures, with police confiscating 2,513 kg valued at Rs 12.56 crore. The crackdown also led to the seizure of 55.3 litres of hash oil worth Rs 6.91 crore, 1,626 grams of MDMA valued at Rs 1.62 crore, 129 grams of cocaine worth Rs 64.50 lakh, 120 grams of heroin valued at Rs 24 lakh, 570 LSD blots worth Rs 17.10 lakh and 220 grams of opium.

Recently, ‘Operation Thunderbolt’, a major cordon and search operation, was conducted at Mangar Basti under the Habeebnagar police station limits, involving more than 1,100 personnel. The operation resulted in the seizure of ganja and illicit liquor.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar said similar operations would continue with the support of Central and State agencies, including the Narcics Control Bureau (NCB), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and EAGLE.

Meanwhile, H-NEW has strengthened drug screening of suspected consumers and offenders. Of the 1,550 persons tested so far, 421 were found positive. In a shift from a purely punitive approach, police are referring drug users to Gandhi Hospital, Erragadda Institute of Mental Health and rehabilitation centres for medical treatment, counselling and reintegration into society.