Special Task Force, Uttarakhand arrested two persons on the charge of supplying 15 kg hashish to a middleman in Sahaspur on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. The accused have been identified as Deeraj Patel and Kanhaiya Santura, natives of Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh). STF SSP P Renuka Devi said that police had acted after receiving a tip- off of two persons roaming around Sahaspur area to supply drugs to the students and youths working in factories on Sunday night. A team was formed comprising sub-inspectors Kailash Panwar and Santhosh Shah, chief constable Devendra Bharti, constables -Sanjay Kumar, Brijendra Chauhan, Virendra Nautiyal and Deepak Chandola. The duo was arrested from Dhamawala under Sahaspur area. Police recovered 15 kg hashish worth Rs 75 lakh in the international market, she said, adding that a case under section 8/20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused in Sahaspur police station.The accused while being grilled are claimed to have admitted their offense and said that they had reached Sahaspur to supply the contrabands among the youths in the area on the direction of a person, native of Narkatiyaganj (Siwan, Bihar). Police are collecting information about more members of the gang engaged in supplying narcotics in the area.
The accused will be sent to jail after being presented in the court, SSP Renuka said, adding that Rs 2500 had been given to the team as rewards for arresting the duo and recovering contraband from their possession.