Special Task Force, Uttarakhand has arrested three persons allegedly associated with an inter-state gang of drug traffickers and recovered 8.4 kg hashish worth Rs8 lakh in the international market from their possession on Monday.
Acting on a tip- off, Kumaon unit of STF comprising sub-inspector KP Tamta and constables- Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Giri, Virendra Chauhan, Surendra Singh Kanwal, Durga Singh Papra and Salman- busted the inter-state gang and arrested the accused from Mahavati Crossing, lohaghat.
The accused have been identified as Jitendra Singh, Sanjay Kumar and Jitendra Pal, residents of Champawat. The accused had used a car for supplying drugs to the customers, police said. Police seized the car too. While being grilled, the accused are learnt to have said that they were supplying hashish for a party in Delhi.
With STF launching a drive against trafficking of drugs across the State, the unit has arrested 21 drug peddlers and seized 91.890 kg hashish, 4.890 ganja and 42.10 gram smack from their possession since April 2016 to May 8, 2017, said STF Uttarakhand SSP P Renuka Devi. Such drive would continue in the state in the coming days to check illegal supply of drugs at various parts of the state, she added.