Special task force (STF) has busted an inter-state drug trafficking gang by arresting three drug peddlers from Prem Nagar Chowki barrier during intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The STF recovered four kg of Hashish (cannabis) and Rs20,000 in cash from the possession of the peddlers. The STF team also seized a qualis car being used by the peddlers’ gang.
The arrested included Rashid Ahmed, a resident of Mehuwala under Patel Nagar police station in the district, Shamshad and Riyashat, both residents of Merowala under Clemens Town police area, police said, adding that trio was allegedly involved in supply hashish to the students.
Senior Superintendent of police (SSP) STF Senthil received several complaints during past few weeks that a gang drug trafficking gang was active in the city. Acing promptly on the complaints, the SSP constituted a team led by inspector Yogesh Kumar. The team, on late Monday night got the information, that a team of drug peddlers was present near Prem Nagar Chowki Barrier under Garhi cant police station.
Police said that the team carried out raid and arrested the trio. During interrogation, the gang members confessed to have supplied hashish to the students and others in the district, police said. The gang members were active in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, police added. Cost of the seized hashish has been estimated at Rs6 lakh in international market.
They used to traffic hashish from Atal, Chaupal, Shimla, Manali in Himachal Pradesh and Mirzapur and Badshahi Bagh in Uttar Pradesh, police said. The gang members also confessed that they had their set customers in different areas of the city, police said, adding that a case has been registered against the accused under NDPS act at Prem Nagar police chowki under Garhi cant police station.
The STF team also in touch with narcotics control bureau and police of the states concerned. The team comprises Sub-inspector Sanjai Mishra, head constable Satyendra Butola, constables, including Mahendra Singh, Kishore, and Ashish Verma, and in-charge Prem Nagar chowki Vikash Rawat.