The Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a three-member gang that was involved in selling proscribed psychotropic drugs to people in the national Capital and its adjoining areas. The arrests were made by the staff of Northeast district police from Khajuri Khas area. The gang members were allegedly supplying psychotropic drug 'Tramadol' and recovered capsules. Their arrest has led to the recovery of banned drugs worth over Rs 1.3 crore in the international market.
Tramadol, a painkiller pharma drug, has been declared a "psychotropic substance" by the Union Government. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had last year said the drug was being internationally smuggled, and had possible supply links to the global terror group ISIS.
The accused have been identified as Sunil (21), Ankit (30) — both residents of Ghaziabad and Vikki Kumar (21), a resident of Karawal Nagar in Delhi, they said.
"During a checking drive on the service road near Government Boys Senior Secondary School at Khajoori Khas on May 16, police nabbed two persons while they were trying to flee on their scooter," Atul Kumar Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast), said.
Police recovered a total of nine cartons containing 39,000 capsules of 'Tramadol', also known as fighter drug, he said.