MP alleges intelligence failure after Kerala Police bust drug racket in Nanjangud
Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar questioned how an illegal narcotics operation could function under a plantation without local authorities noticing.
Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has accused the Congress government of a serious intelligence failure after the Kerala Police dismantled an inter-State drug racket in Nanjangud. According to The Hindu, the illegal operation was allegedly being conducted under the cover of a banana plantation.
Mr. Yaduveer stated it was shocking that police from a neighbouring state detected the activity on Karnataka soil instead of the Karnataka Police or the State intelligence wing. He noted that this is not an isolated case, as Maharashtra Police and central investigating agencies have also intervened to expose organised drug networks in Mysuru in recent years.
The MP questioned the effectiveness of the state's intelligence machinery and asked how an operation disguised as agricultural activity could go unnoticed by local law enforcement. He suggested that the repeated involvement of central agencies and police from other states reflects lapses in intelligence gathering.
Mr. Yaduveer demanded that the government take moral responsibility for the failure. He also called for a comprehensive investigation to uncover the full network behind the racket and to fix accountability for the alleged lapses.
The MP urged the government to strengthen coordination between different states' police forces and to take strict action against everyone involved in the racket.