Inside the poultry farm which was converted as alprazolam manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Annasagar village in Boothpur, Mahabubnagar.
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A poultry farm on the outskirts of Hyderabad was turned into a clandestine chemical laboratory, complete with rows of platforms, round-bottom flasks and specialised equipment, by a man accused of manufacturing Alprazolam. He allegedly attempted to restart his illegal operation on a much larger scale within months of walking out on bail.The Telangana’s EAGLE Force busted the setup and arrested four persons, including the mastermind, 39-year-old Malela Jaya Prakash Goud, who was earlier arrested in September 2025 for manufacturing Alprazolam inside Medha School in Bowenpally.The latest setup draws parallel with the concealed lab inside a laundromat in Breaking Bad. Here the accused used the farm to conceal the activity and avoid attracting attention. The unit, located around 125 kilometres from Hyderabad, had 18 separate platforms, each fitted with chemical apparatus required for manufacturing the psychotropic substance.Goud was arrested in the earlier case after police seized 3.30 kg of Alprazolam. He remained in judicial custody until March 16, 2026, before being granted conditional bail, with one of them being a direction to appear before police every Monday.
