The Crime Branch nabbed two drug peddlers from near platform number No 5 of the Habibganj railway station and recovered drugs weighing 500 gm worth `50 lakh from their possession, on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip off regarding two men roaming suspiciously, a police team reached there and searched for the two and nabbed them. When searched, drugs were recovered from their possession.
The two were identified as Kallu alias Sabu Singh (30) of Ashoka Garden and Javed alias Chikna (30) of Aishbagh. Javed Chikna is a habitual criminal and has been booked for several serious crimes. The accused works as an auto rickshaw driver while Kallu works as a labour. Police said that the drugs are worth `50 lakh in the international market.
In the initial investigation Kallu told the police that he met Javed in jail. Javed who was involved in burglary and robberies told Kallu that he was not able to make money from burglary and robberies after which Kallu told him that there is big money in drug trafficking. Thereafter, when they got released, they teamed up to sell drugs illegally. They used to meet near Habibganj railway station and were nabbed while Javed came to buy drugs from Kallu but before he could escape the spot with the drugs the two were nabbed by the crime branch.
Kallu was booked for drug trafficking in Piplani area and have served jail term. The police have registered a case under section 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act and have started further investigation. The two would be quizzed to unearth the supply and demand of drugs in the city and nearby areas.