The Gwalior police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly possessing smack and banned injective vials from the Gondwali Sadak area of the city under the Indergunj Police Station. According to sources in the police the confiscated smack is worth over Rs 3 lakh in the international market. The accused Raju aka Monu has been a drug peddler for some time now.
The Gwalior SSP Navneet Bhaseen has been getting tip offs about the alleged smuggling, sale and consumption of smack at the Gondwali Sadak. On Saturday the SSP instructed the Indergunj SHO to apprehend the drug peddlers without delay.
Accordingly parties of police personnel in plain clothes were formed and stationed at various points of the Gondwali Sadak. An ambush was laid and the drug peddler arrested once he was recognized by the informant.
During interrogation the man confessed that he has been peddling smack in small pudiyas for several months in the Gondwali Sadak area. The accused also said that there is a great demand for smack and ganja in this area.
As per initial information the accused collected the smack from Bhind at around Rs 600.00 per gram and sold it at around Rs 2000.00 in many areas of the city.
The accused has been booked under sections 21/61/85 and 8/21of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
In recent days the Gwalior Police have been running a vigorous campaign against drug activities in the district and surrounding areas.
Sources in the police said that they will further tighten the noose against the drug dealers and peddlers.