Jalandhar CIA Busts Alleged International Drug Racket, Seizes 34.5 Kg Charas; Three Arrested
Jalandhar Commissionerate Police say the CIA team has dismantled an alleged international drug-trafficking network, recovered 34.5 kg of charas and arrested three suspects. Police are investigating the racket’s supply chain and other possible links.
JALANDHAR: Jalandhar Commissionerate Police have claimed to have busted an alleged international drug-trafficking racket following the recovery of 34.5 kilograms of charas and the arrest of three suspects.
The operation was conducted by a Crime Investigation Agency team led by Inspector Surender Kumar, according to the police.
Initial arrest leads to wider investigation
Police said the operation began on August 28, when the CIA team intercepted Devanand alias Nanda, a resident of Dakoha, in the Rama Mandi area under suspicious circumstances.
During a search, officers allegedly recovered 1.5 kg of charas from a black packet in his possession. Following the seizure, a case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at Rama Mandi Police Station.
Police claimed that information obtained during Devanand’s interrogation led investigators to two other alleged members of the network.
Two more suspects arrested
Acting on the disclosure, police arrested Buddha Bahadur, a resident of Hoshiarpur, and Suryarti alias Him Rati, a Nepal native currently residing in Hoshiarpur, on August 29.
Investigators allegedly recovered 15 kg of charas from Buddha Bahadur and another 18 kg from Suryarti. The three recoveries brought the total quantity seized in the case to 34.5 kg.
Police examining wider supply chain
According to the police, Devanand has previously been booked in cases registered under the NDPS Act at Jalandhar Cantonment and by the Narcotics Control Bureau’s Chandigarh unit.
Police said no previous criminal record had been identified against the other two suspects at the time of reporting.
All three suspects remain in police custody on remand. Investigators are now examining the alleged network’s backward and forward linkages to identify its suppliers, recipients and other possible members.
The allegations are based on information released by the police. The arrested individuals are presumed innocent unless proven guilty by a court