In a major action against drug peddlers, the Dehradun police have arrested three persons, including two army personnel, and recovered morphine estimated to be valued at Rs 5 crore in the international market. The army personnel are posted in the Military Hospital (MH) Dehradun. Apart from morphine (one kilogramme), a revolver and 13 cartridges were also recovered from their possession.
The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Dehradun Nivedita Kukreti told newsmen here on Sunday that a police team led by In-charge of Prem Nagar police station stopped a white Bolero SUV near Nanda Ki Chowki area and recovered the Morphine and revolver from the possession of Raju Sheikh, Phool Singh Yadav and Manjur Rehman. On the interrogation it was revealed that Raju and Phool Singh Yadav are posted in MH Dehradun while Manjur is cousin of Raju. They informed the Police that Manjur Rehman used to supply morphine to the sepoys posted in MH and they used to sell the drug to the students of colleges and schools. Yadav and Raju told the Police that easy money drove them in drug trafficking and they are engaged in the activity from last five months.
The recovered .32 bore revolver is registered in the name of Yadav. He used the weapon to threaten and influence people. The SSP said that the police on interrogation have extracted important information from the trio about drug paddlers active in Dehradun and West Bengal and appropriate action would be soon taken. Yadav is a resident of Ghatampur village of Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) while Raju and Manjur are natives of Soli Vikrampur village of Nadia district in West Bengal.
The police have confiscated the morphine, a Bolero vehicle and the revolvers. Cases under 8 / 21 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS ) act and arms act.
The police team included CO I Chandra Mohan, In-charge of Prem Nagar Police station Naresh Rathore, Sub Inspector (SI) Prem Nagar police station, Praveen Saini Raven, Constables Chaman Kumar, Sunil Malik, Narendra Singh Rawat and Pravendra Kumar.
Incidentally Prem Nagar police has initiated a campaign against drug peddlers from last two months. It has arrested 32 peddlers recently and recovered drugs worth Rs 6.80 crores from them.The SSP declared a cash reward for the policemen involved in arresting the peddlers.