Mysuru: Mysore–Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has expressed serious concern over the busting of an interstate drug racket allegedly operating under the guise of a plantain farm in Nanjangud by the Kerala Police. He termed the incident a major failure of Karnataka’s law enforcement and intelligence machinery.
Reacting to the incident, Yaduveer questioned how an organised narcotics operation could function on Karnataka soil without attracting the attention of local police or state intelligence agencies. He said it was alarming that police from a neighbouring state had to intervene to expose an illegal operation allegedly thriving within Karnataka.
The MP said the incident had raised serious questions about the effectiveness of the state’s intelligence gathering, police surveillance and enforcement mechanisms.
Neighbouring state police expose drug networks
Yaduveer said it was shocking that police forces from neighbouring states had to step in to dismantle illegal operations in Karnataka while local authorities allegedly remained unaware of their activities.
He pointed out that this was not an isolated incident but part of a recurring pattern in which external agencies had been required to intervene to expose organised narcotics networks.
Referring to previous operations, he said agencies from Maharashtra and Delhi, along with central investigative agencies, had earlier been involved in busting organised drug networks in Mysuru.
According to the MP, repeated instances of outside agencies uncovering illegal activities within Karnataka indicated shortcomings in the state’s intelligence and policing systems.
He questioned how a narcotics operation could allegedly continue under the cover of agricultural activity without local police or intelligence officials receiving any information about it.
Questions state government’s surveillance claims
Yaduveer criticised the state government’s claims about police surveillance and efforts to control drug trafficking, saying such assurances appeared ineffective in light of the latest incident.
He said preventing drug networks from operating and protecting young people from narcotics addiction were among the primary responsibilities of the state government.
The MP maintained that the government could not avoid responsibility when illegal activities of this nature allegedly continued within its jurisdiction without being detected by local enforcement agencies.
He called upon the Karnataka government to accept moral responsibility for the intelligence failure and explain how such an operation could remain undetected.
Demands comprehensive investigation
Yaduveer demanded a comprehensive investigation into the drug racket to identify the entire network operating behind the alleged illegal activities.
He called for an examination of the circumstances that allowed the operation to function under the guise of a plantain farm and sought accountability for the lapses in intelligence gathering and police surveillance.
The MP also urged the government to take corrective measures to strengthen the state’s intelligence machinery and improve coordination between Karnataka Police and law enforcement agencies in neighbouring states.
He called for strict legal action against everyone involved in the alleged narcotics network.
Drug trafficking raises concerns over youth safety
The incident has brought renewed attention to concerns over drug trafficking in Karnataka, particularly the potential impact of organised narcotics networks on young people.
Yaduveer said controlling such networks required effective intelligence gathering, regular surveillance and coordinated action between law enforcement agencies across state boundaries.
He stressed that Karnataka needed a more proactive approach to identifying and dismantling drug networks rather than depending on interventions by police forces from other states.
Demanding accountability from the state government, the MP said the Nanjangud incident should serve as a wake-up call for the police and intelligence establishment. He maintained that protecting the state’s youth from the dangers of narcotics required stronger enforcement and a comprehensive strategy to prevent drug trafficking.