A person caught by the EAGLE team with 900 grams of hash oil during a raid at Manikonda and handed over to Narsingi police station escaped from custody on Wednesday night.
According to police sources, the Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) conducted a raid at Manikonda and apprehended the suspect Muzaffar, a resident of Attapur, after allegedly finding 900 grams of hash oil in his possession.
The contraband was seized and
the accused was subsequently handed over to Narsingi Police for registration of a case and further investigation.
The man is said to have escaped from the police station after being taken into custody, prompting the police to launch an intensive search operation to trace and apprehend him.
Police said efforts are underway to recapture Muzaffar, while the investigation into both the narcotics case and the escape is continuing.