Hyderabad, July 7 -- In a major crackdown on the illegal trade of synthetic narcotic substances, the Telangana Excise State Task Force, in coordination with officials of the Drugs Control Administration, seized 5.860 kg of the prohibited synthetic drug N-Benzylpiperazine (BZP), valued at approximately Rs 1.60 crore, during a raid on Tuesday, July 7.

A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, against Haima Synthesis Private Limited, a chemical trading company, for allegedly possessing and selling the banned psychotropic substance without the required authorisation.

According to officials, the operation was carried out on the directions of Drugs Control and Excise Enforcement Director...