Delhi Police busts interstate drug syndicate, seizes 52 kg of ganja
New Delhi (IANS) | With the arrest of a 28-year-old man, the Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted an interstate drug syndicate and recovered around 52 kg of marijuana stashed in the back seat and a space under the trunk of a car. The accused has been identified as Neeraj Kumar, a resident of Bhojpur in Bihar.
According to the police, information was received regarding the delivery of a consignment of narcotics (Ganja) and it was also established that the consignment was going in a Toyota Corolla car.
Special Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Singh Yadav said, through extensive surveillance, the suspect was traced and his route from Odisha to Delhi was chalked out. It was established that he commuted regularly but the registration numbers of the suspected cars could not be established. Through more inputs, the same was closely tracked and it was established that the consignment was bound to reach the area of Bhalswa.
Accordingly, one team chased the car and another team laid a trap on the service road near Bhalswa Lake and intercepted the suspected Toyota Corolla car.
The driver of the car has been arrested, said the Special Commissioner of Police. On examination of the car, it was found that the trunk of the car is smaller than its normal size. In addition, there is a hidden space under the rear seat covered with a wooden plate, which was fixed with screws. It was specifically designed for the purpose of concealing prohibited material.
After removing the wooden plate, around 52 kg of marijuana (ganja) was recovered from the cavity of the car, the officer said.
During interrogation, it was revealed that Chandan alias Arvind Kumar (purchaser/receiver) had given a Toyota Corolla car to Neeraj and directed him to meet at Phulbani, Odisha.
Thereafter, Chandan went to Phulbani by train to buy ganja and fix a deal with a supplier, the official said. Neeraj reached Phulbani by road in the above mentioned car and handed over to Chandan.
The car was loaded with ganja and it was handed over to Neeraj to be supplied at different places in Delhi.
Chandan also returned to Delhi by train and shared the location on his mobile phone to hand over the same car to accused Neeraj, the officer said. However, Neeraj was caught after reaching Delhi.
–IANS
