Bhopal Crime branch arrested three drug smugglers including a woman who used to smuggle drugs from Nepal and 9 kg of drugs worth Rs 1.8 crore was seized from their possession.
The accused used to bring drugs illegally from Nepal via Bihar at cheap prices. The search for Nepali suppliers has been intensified by the police. The gang has already supplied several kilos of Cannabis in Bhopal.
The accused used to supply Cannabis in Itwara, Kolar, Shahjahanabad, Gautam Nagar and other areas of Bhopal.
To avoid suspicion of trafficking, women are used as labour and used to smuggle drugs as an auto driver.
The mastermind would give Rs 5000 to the women laborers for delivering the goods.
The Crime Branch team was informed that two men and a woman were standing near Rani Kamlapati railway station waiting for someone and were carrying drugs.Team acted swiftly and detained three persons identified as Mohammad Sadiq, Sohanlal Meskar and Sharda Devi.
The woman is from Bihar while the two men are from Bhopal. In a bag, there were 18 packets which the three were carrying and it was found that the packets were having drugs.
Police registered a case under section 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act and started investigation.
Police said that drug smugglers earn by buying goods from Nepal at cheap prices from smugglers in Bihar. Nepali smugglers used to bring drugs and supply it in the areas of Bhopal and make profits.
The crime record of the accused is under investigation.
