The operation cell of Chandigarh police on Friday claimed to have busted a racket of international drug trafficking from Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) Sector-43 and also recovered narcotics from the possession of three Nepalese nationals worth approximately Rs1.25 crore in international market.
The racket was busted during a routine checking at Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) Sector-43 in the wee hours.
During checking, three persons were detained for checking. The police searched their bags and found narcotics (Charas) around 14 kilograms.
Police identified the three accused as Raju (18), Jog Bahadur (27) and Sher Bahadur (30) all residents of Nepal. All three accused have been charged under NDPS Act.
During investigation,he accused revealed that they were paid Rs10,000 each by kingpin another Nepalese national (whose identity has been withheld for investigation reasons), for delivering the consignment to members of Indian drug mafia, active in various places of Himachal Pradesh including Kullu, Manali, Shimla, Dharamsala and Dalhousie. On delivery of the consignment, they were to be paid Rs10,000 each more.
The three accused will be produced in the court on Saturday. Police will seek remand for the three accused as the larger conspiracy could be unearthed and Indian and other Nepalese nationals active in drug-trafficking in India through international borders could be nabbed, said a police official.