The Bhopal crime branch team arrested Rajasthan based drug peddlers involved in illegal drug trade, and recovered 40 gm of Morphine( brown sugar) worth Rs 2.4 lakh and a motorbike from their possession, drug peddlers would deliver drugs using bike.
Police said that acting on a tip-off regarding men carrying drugs from Jhalawad Rajasthan were nabbed near Berasia Girls College and when they were searched 4 gm of Morphine( brown sugar) was recovered from their possession.
On the spot two men were spotted with a bike bearing registration number RJ17SJ231 and when the two were detained drugs were recovered from their possession.
The nabbed accused were identified as Murat Singh(45) of Vidisha and Ramesh Tawar (30) of Jhalwada Rajasthan.
Police said that the details of procurement and delivery of the drugs would be searched in the further investigation. After the initial investigation police have registered a case under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act. During the investigation police have found that the main accused Ramesh would sell drugs only to his acquaintances and informed Murat to meet him and were caught.
The accused used to be very cautious and would sell these drugs to their loyal customers.
Murat would generate demand and based on which Ramesh would bring drugs on bike from Rajasthan to the state capital and nearby areas. The brown sugar is sold at Rs 5000 per gm and would target groups which were capable in paying for the drugs.