Dehradun police recovered 545 grams of smack worth Rs 70 lakh in the international market and Rs 20 lakh in the domestic market from a person identified as Asif, aged around 38 years, resident of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh who was currently living in MDDA Colony, Chuna Bhatta in Raipur on Thursday. Asif was arrested from Vasant Vihar area.
The accused might be a member of an inter-state gang engaged in drug peddling, said Dehradun senior superintendent of police Nivedita Kukreti while addressing the media persons on Thursday. Interrogation report revealed that the accused was working for one Bablu, native of Fatahganj, Bareilly who runs the inter-state gang as its leader.
Police acted after being informed of a person suspiciously roaming around the Vasant Vihar area. Asif was arrested after he failed to answer the queries of the police. It is learnt that he has confessed being involved in peddling drugs. He reportedly said that he used to sell hashish in Dehradun, Haridwar and Saharanpur after procuring the contraband from Bareilly and some other places. Interrogation further revealed that he had been sent to jail in Saharanpur in 2016 after being caught supplying hashish in Saharanpur area. The accused is now being interrogated by Narcotic Bureau and Intelligence officers. Besides, the Enforcement Directorate officials have been informed too. It is further learnt that a case under sections 8/21/60 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused in Vasant Vihar police station. He would be sent to Suddhowala jail after being produced in the court, said a police officer.