The Crime branch of Chandigarh Police on Monday busted an inter-State gang which illegally sold and purchased pseudoephedrine and recovered 176 Kg Pseudoephedrine tablets which are used to prepare heroin.
Six accused in this case have been arrested, said police. A team of crime branch on Sunday night during a check post, arrested Karan Kakkar and Chanchal Nag alias Ranbir while they were carrying 176 kilogram Pseudoephedrine tablets in their car bearing Chandigarh number(CH-01-AP-2074), in three bags with a market value of more than 12 crore.
Police arrested the accused after they were unable to produce a valid license to carry the tablets of pseudoephedrine chemical and also recovered cash of Rs2.31 crore from them.
The accused were carrying the tablets of Pseudoephedrine in three bags which were lying on the foot rest of driver’s seat. During investigation, police also found an unlicensed .32 bore pistol with two live cartridges from Ranbir.
Police identified the accused as Karan Kakkar, a resident of Sector-15 and Chanchal Nag alias Ranbir, a resident of Guwahati, Asam.
Police said that during investigation, the accused Karan and Ranbir admitted that the chemical was produced in Karan’s chemical factory which is located at Panchkula phase-2 Industrial area.
He also disclosed that the tablets contained a salt Pseudoephedrine and it is used for the preparation of heroin.
They were going to deliver the assignment at Mani Majra to four people Zosanga, Sangchhunga, lalnuhiua and Devitthag from Mizoram, who were also arrested later by police. The consignment was to be smuggled to Burma and China.
The tablets were examined at the spot with the help of Narcotics Detection Kit and presence of Pseudoephedrine drug was found positive.
“Pseudoephedrine tables are banned from manufacturing by any of the unauthorized chemical manufacturers. Only few certified chemical manufactures can produce the said chemical tablets up to a limited stock,” said RS Ghumman, SSP Operation cell/UT police.
“A case against the six accused has been registered under section 25-A of NDPS Act and the court on Monday sent them for five days remand for further investigation,” Ghumman added.