Consumption of drugs and illegal substances has increased in the millennium city. The Gurugram police have registered a total of 30 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The district is apparently witnessing a rise in the illegal trade of marijuana with the police seizing 65 kg of the banned substance worth around `1 crore till March 2019.
According to the police, the residents of Gurugram allegedly take different types of proscribed substances like Cannabis, Marijuana and Flavored Hukka. However, the police have nabbed a couple of people who were involved in trafficking of drugs but they are unaware of where the material is being supplied in the city.
“We have registered 30 FIRs connected to the illicit trade and transportation of contraband. Of this, 18 are linked to marijuana export. Curbing illegal trade and smuggling of the contraband, also called ganja, was a challenge,” Subhash Boken, spokesperson Gurugram police said.
“We have also issued strict directions to heads of police stations, crime units and intelligence units to keep a close watch on the suspects,” Boken, said.
Recently on March 20, the Gurugram Police arrested two persons for alleged involvement in the smuggling of opium, a contraband drug. The seized 1 kg and 560 gm opium is valued at `25 lakh in the market.
On March 19, the crime branch of the Gurugram police arrested a woman, Poonam, a resident of Helimandi near Pataudi town, with 1.7 kg marijuana.
“During interrogation, Poonam revealed she would buy marijuana from Delhi’s Subhash Nagar and sell it to regular customers from home and was in this trade for around two years,” he said.
Jugati Yadav, a resident of Dhanwapur, was arrested by the crime branch and 1.05 kg contraband was seized from him. Interestingly, he also bought it from Subhash Nagar,” the police said.
In another case, Guddu Singh was arrested from the posh sector 53 area with 250 gram of ganja. Involved in the business for only a month, he claimed association with a syndicate.
“As Gurugram has over 170-night clubs, we maintain extra vigil on suspects and the cops rigorously check taxi stands, paan shops and street vendors,” the PRO, said.
Police sources suspect that most of these drugs are coming from Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
“The department is making an effort to connect all backward and forward links to unearth the entire chain of supply and mode of trafficking, end users and source of origin of drugs,” Boken, said.