Hoshangabad police nabbed three drug peddlers and recovered two kg of hashish worth Rs8.6 lakh at Bhopal Square in Hoshangabad on Wednesday. A car was recovered, which was used in the illegal drug trafficking.
Superintendent of Police Hoshangabad AP Singh told that three persons carrying hashish in a car were nabbed. During interrogation, the two have told police that the consignment was brought from Bihar and to avoid the suspicion, they had travelled upto Itarsi in general compartment of a train.
Singh said that police are trying to verify the information provided by the offenders, as in such cases it is found that after the arrested accused try to mislead the cops to make way for easy release.
Acting on a tip-off regarding trafficking of drugs using a car bearing registration number MPO9-TA-7316 from Itarsi station to Indore, the peddlers were intercepted at Bhopal square and when the vehicle was stopped, one of the passengers escaped the spot leaving the vehicle, but police were successful in nabbing three persons in the car.
Three were identified as Suraj Kumawat (21) of Indore, Narayan Shah (38) and Kanhaiya Shah (27) of Motihari district of Bihar. When the three were searched, around 2 kg of hashish was recovered from their possession.
The nabbed accused persons have accepted that the contraband was brought from Bihar and were scheduled to be delivered in Indore. Nabbed accused would be questioned regarding the fourth accomplice, who managed to escape the spot and would intensify the search for the accused. A case under section 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act was registered and further investigation has been started.