Excise Department vows to make Dhoolpet drug-free by August 31

State Prohibition and Excise director VB Kamalasan Reddy said that the Excise Police would focus on eradicating drug menace at Dhoolpet area before August 31.
On Saturday, he held a press conference at the Excise Bhavan at Nampally here.
He said that wherever the marijuana was seized in the GHMC limits are traced to Dhoolpet area. “Against this background, we are conducting searches extensively at Dhoolpet along with other areas in the city.”
Kamalasan Reddy said, “There are so many activities going on at Dhoolpet. It turned out to be an adda for ganja (marijuana). To curb the ganja, Excise officials started Operation Ganja from July 16. We are conducting police and Excise joint operations to make it as Ganja free Dhoolpet”.
“We have identified 15 notorious drug offenders in the city. Their network is operating the drugs. We have identified main suppliers, traders, and peddlers. Even if a small quantity has been seized, we are reaching the main kingpin in the network”, he added.
These drug peddlers are supplying parts of the city through private and government buses. They are transporting the drugs from Andhra Orissa Border (AOB) region like Koraput by roads from Bhadrachalam and Aswaraopet.
In the last 10 years, A total 931 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) cases have been registered in the Dhoolpet area. But in a span of seven months of 2024, more than 110 cases have been registered in Dhoolpet area only. Few years ago, illicitly distilled (ID) liquor was manufactured there, but drugs came in the ID liquor place after liquor was eliminated there.
“The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) is providing every resource to the Excise Department. Mainly, to improve the investigation skills of the Excise officials, the TGANB conducted training to more than 1,000 officials. They have trained them in Online and Offline”, he added.
Prohibition and Excise Joint Commissioner  SY Qureshi expressed hope that the Dhoolpet would soon become a drug-free zone.