Telangana DCA busts illegal API sales unit in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally

Key points

• The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has uncovered illegal sale of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) during a joint raid conducted with the Prohibition and Excise Department in Kukatpally area of Hyderabad on Friday (June 5, 2026).
• According to the DCA, officials found that a firm operating under the name Synix Labs at NCS Complex in Prashanthi Nagar Industrial Estate, Kukatpally, was allegedly carrying out the sale of APIs without a valid drug licence, in violation of the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
• During the inspection, DCA officials seized 170 grams of Zidovudine, an antiviral drug, from the premises.
• The stock was recovered from Gade Ramakrishna Reddy, proprietor of the firm.
• Officials also seized purchase and sale invoices related to the trading of APIs.