In a disturbing revelation a narcotics smuggler who was arrested by the police claimed that most of his customers are students. Police had arrested the person with a consignment of cannabis worth Rs7 lakh on Thursday night in Vikasnagar area.
Informing about the police action the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Pushpak Jyoti told media men at his office on Fridaythat Vikanagar police got information that one of a notorious smuggler of narcotics is bringing a large consignment of cannabis from Chakrata to Vikasnagar.
On the information the police team led by in-charge of Vikasnagar Kotwali and trainee IPS officer Tripti Bhatt, arrested one Vishwa Kumar Garg a resident of Vikasnagar near Telephone exchange office at around8 pm on Thursday. The police team recovered a bag from the possession of Garg in which 7.5 Kilogram of cannabis was recovered. On being interrogated the culprit informed the police that he is a driver by profession and regularly visit the mountainous area of Chakrata and Tyuni and brings cannabis from there.
Garg said that he supplies the cannabis to the retail suppliers in Vikasnagar most of whom are youths. These retail suppliers provide the ‘Hash’ to the students of many educational institutes. The police have lodged a case under section 8/ 20 of NDPS act against Garg. The SSP informed that the culprit is in the illegal business of cannabis and had been booked earlier also for the similar offences. Heaping praise on Vikasnagar police, the SSP informed that the consignment is the biggest haul of cannabis in last ten years. He said that the culprit is expected to reveal names of many people who are involved in the narcotic trade. Pushpak Jyoti declared a reward of Rs2,500 for the police team.