Ex-NSG commando held in drug case in Jodhpur

Police arrested a former National Security Guard (NSG) commando here and seized over `1.06 crore in cash and 8 kilograms of opium latex during a raid at his residence, officials said on Friday.

According to officials, the accused Ratan Singh Jat allegedly tried to flee after seeing the police team at his house in the upscale Ekta Nagar locality on Thursday following a late-night raid, but police overpowered him.

During the search, police seized `1.06 crore in cash, 8 kilograms of opium latex and a Hyundai Creta SUV from the house. “The accused was arrested in connection with drug trafficking. A substantial quantity of opium latex and over Rs 1.06 crore in cash have been recovered from his residence. We are investigating the source of the narcotics as well as the origin of the seized cash,” DCP (East) Manish Choudhary said.

The DCP said the accused had earlier served as a soldier in the Assam Rifles and was later deployed as an NSG commando. Police said cash counting continued for several hours and the operation lasted until Friday morning.