Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Suspected Goa-Hyderabad Drug Network Suspect Arrested in Goa
Police arrested Custodio Fernandes, also known as Kristy, in Goa.
The operation involved Telangana's EAGLE Force and Hyderabad police teams.
Investigators suspect he was involved in a drug-supply network connecting Goa and Hyderabad.
They say associates allegedly delivered drugs in Hyderabad and deposited collected money into accounts linked to him.
Police found credits totaling about ₹48.4 lakh in those accounts.
Investigators are tracing where the money came from and where it went.
They are also checking the transactions of more than 25 people from Telangana who allegedly bought drugs online.
The investigation is ongoing, and the allegations have not been established as proven in these reports.
Telangana EAGLE Force and Hyderabad police teams arrested Custodio Fernandes, also known as Kristy, in Goa.
Investigators allege Fernandes managed a drug-supply network between Goa and Hyderabad.
Police say associates allegedly delivered drugs in Hyderabad, collected cash and deposited it into accounts linked to Fernandes.
Financial scrutiny identified credits totaling approximately ₹48.4 lakh in accounts linked to him.
Investigators are examining online drug-purchase transactions involving more than 25 people from Telangana.
- Who
- Custodio Fernandes, also known as Kristy, was arrested by Telangana EAGLE Force and Hyderabad police teams.
- What
- He was arrested as a suspect in an alleged drug-supply network; investigators are examining linked financial transactions and online purchases.
- When
- Sunday, according to one report; no calendar date is given.
- Where
- Fernandes was arrested in Goa, with the alleged supply network linking Goa and Hyderabad.
- Why
- Investigators suspect he managed drug supplies and are examining accounts and transactions they believe may be connected to the alleged network.
Investigators' allegations
Unresolved status
Suspected drug network
Investigators' allegations
Investigators allege Fernandes managed a supply network between Goa and Hyderabad, with associates delivering drugs in Hyderabad.
Unresolved status
The reports describe these claims as allegations and do not provide a response from Fernandes or establish them as proven.
Financial transactions and online buyers
Investigators' allegations
Police say accounts linked to Fernandes received approximately ₹48.4 lakh in credits and are examining more than 25 alleged online buyers.
Unresolved status
Investigators are still tracing the transaction sources, beneficiaries and payment channels, and verifying the buyers' details.
- Arrested
- Custodio Fernandes, alias Kristy
- Arrest location
- Goa; one report specifies North Goa
- Police teams
- Telangana EAGLE Force and Hyderabad police; one report also names H-NEW and Panjagutta police
- Alleged network
- Drug supply between Goa and Hyderabad
- Credits identified
- Approximately ₹48.4 lakh in accounts linked to Fernandes
- Online-purchase inquiry
- More than 25 people from Telangana are being investigated
- Investigation status
- Transaction sources, beneficiaries and payment channels are being traced
