Hyderabad: A school owner from Bowenpally, who was previously arrested for allegedly manufacturing Alprazolam on school premises, was caught again by EAGLE sleuths after he was found allegedly manufacturing the same drug at a poultry farm in Mahabubnagar.EAGLE sleuths seized 1 kg of Alprazolam from the poultry farm and arrested M Jaya Prakash Goud on Saturday. In Sept 2025, police arrested him after raiding the private school premises, where he was allegedly manufacturing Alprazolam in a room located at the rear of the building. Officials then seized 3.5 kg of Alprazolam.He remained in jail from Sept 2025 to March 2026. After obtaining bail from a local court in March, he was required to periodically appear before the investigating officer and sign the records as part of his bail conditions. However, over the past month, officials found his movements suspicious again.When surveillance was mounted on the accused, he was frequently seen visiting a poultry farm at Annasagar village in Bhoothpur, Mahabubnagar district. After taking Prakash into custody, officials questioned him about the illegal unit. They found that he was being assisted by three others: C Krishnaiah, G Balanjaneyulu and B Narasimhulu.During searches at the poultry farm, officials found that Alprazolam was being manufactured using various pieces of equipment.“The farm was taken on rent from Narasimhulu, who claimed that Prakash wanted to use it for manufacturing phenyl. However, we made the property owner an accused as permission from the Pollution Control Board (PCB) is mandatory even for manufacturing phenyl,” EAGLE officials said.“Krishnaiah played an active role in setting up the facility. The investigation revealed that the manufactured Alprazolam was supplied to local dealers to adulterate toddy,” officials said . Police said production at the unit had started only about 15 days ago.In 2025, after Prakash’s arrest, the Education Department cancelled permission for his school. So far, 35 accused persons in the network have been arrested.
