The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested three persons — including a Myanmar national — and busted an International drug syndicate. Police said they have seized over 438 kg pseudo ephedrine drugs worth over Rs 50 crore in the international market.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell, Pramod Singh Kushwah said the accused has been identified as Sum Mang alias Pa Mang (46), resident of Myanmar, Sumit Kumar(22) and Sunil Goyal, resident of Delhi and Noida.
According to police, information was received that accused Sumit is running one ‘Narcotics Drugs Pseudoephedrine cartel’ from Delhi to North-Eastern States for further supply to Myanmar to prepare methamphetamine or crystal meth (Ice) for rave parties. To bust the chain of this racket, the informers were deployed and surveillance was also mounted.
On October 31, one informer passed on tip-off to Special Cell/NDR that Sumit would come on November 3 at New Delhi Railway Station to book the Pseudoephedrine parcels for Guwahati.
Immediately, a team was formed, a trap was laid and accused Sumit Kumar was arrested with with 340 kgs of Pseudoephedrine,.
“During interrogation, Sumit stated that the main person of this drug syndicate is Sum Mang. The raids were conducted and Mang was arrested from Vikaspuri in Delhi and 96 kgs of Pseudoephedrine were recovered from him,” said the DCP.
Fake Indian voter Identity card and PAN card, one Maruti Ecco car, mobile phones etc were also recovered from Mang, he added.
“This drug is being sent to Myanmar to prepare methamphetamine or crystal meth (Ice), which is sold between $200 to $650 per gram for use especially in rave parties,” said senior police officer.
On November 2, accused Sunil Goel was arrested from Ramprastha in East Delhi along with 2 kgs of refined narcotic drug Pseudoephedrine.
Further Investigation in the matter is being done to unearth the entire drug racket, added the police officer.