The Special Task Force and police arrested two men with Rs50,000 and 1.3 kgs of hash in Dehradun on Friday. According to the authorities, the STF Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) had been receiving information about the activity of inter-state gangs in supplying narcotics in the city area after smuggling these from Shimla, Manali, Sirmaur and other areas of neighbouring Himachal Pradesh.
Acting on this, the STF SSP formed one team and activated it in the Dehradun area. Acting on a tip off on Friday, the STF and Patelnagar police jointly conducted an operation that resulted in the arrest of two men with narcotics and cash.
According to the police, 52-year old Tyuni, Dehradun native Bishan Singh and 25 year old Mehuwala, Dehradun resident Mohammed Haroon were arrested with 1.3 kg of hash and Rs50,000 cash in the Patelnagar area.
During detailed questioning by the police, the men reportedly said that they used to smuggle hash from Atal, Chaipal, Shimla and other areas in HP and used to supply it to various places in Dehradun including educational institutions. The duo confessed to having smuggled and sold the contraband in the past too.
Haroon has been arrested in the past for smuggling of hash. The joint team of STF and police is investigating to ascertain the identity of the other members of inter-state narcotics smuggling gangs, their modus operandi, their customers in the city area and other details.