NEW DELHI, 19 FEB: Two men were arrested from Palam Village in the wee hours of Saturday for possessing 150 kg of controlled substances, namely Ephedrine and 18,000 strips (each strip containing 10 tablets) of Pseudoephedrine, which are used to manufacture substances banned under the NDPS Act.
The special cell claims this is a major breakthrough as it was trying since May last year to bust a drug ring operated by breakaway factions of a Manipuri insurgent group. The accused have been identified as Deepak Rastogi alias Deepak (29) and Gurbachan Singh alias Bobby (36).
These substances are used to prepare party drugs like 'Ecstasy' and 'Ice', which fall under the amphetamine class of drugs. And in this case, the consignment was being smuggled to Myanmar and China via Manipur. The total haul has been pegged at over Rs 1 crore, police said.
"Deepak Rastogi revealed that he and his associate, Bobby, were running the illegal business with other Manipuri associates. Rastogi procured the psychotropic drugs and Actifin tablets from their associates in Meerut and Delhi,'' said additional DCP Bhism Singh. Proceeds from the sales are used by insurgent outfits to fund their activities, sources added.
"It is the most blatant form of narco-terrorism,'' said a special cell officer. Special cell sources further said that a part of the consignment was used to produce drugs to be supplied to different places in NCR for use in rave parties on Valentine's Day. "The drugs were pilferaged from pharmaceutical companies in north and west India. We will be investigating this further,'' added an officer.
During the months of April and June last year, a team led by inspector Sanjay Dutt had seized a consignment of psychotropic substances, including Ephedrine and Cathine, which was being illegally smuggled to Myanmar and China via Manipur. During investigation, it was revealed that there was a syndicate involved in illegal trafficking of controlled substances in Myanmar and China from Manipur.
"We got to know the accused, Deepak, would come to the Outer Ring Road near Malai Mandi to hand over a consignment to his associate Bobby,'' said DCP (special cell) Arun Kampani.
A tip-off was received on February 17 and a trap was laid by the police. A raid was conducted at Indra Market, outer Ring Road near Malai Mandir and the accused were arrested. A total of 150 kg of psychotropic substances were recovered.
The substances were being smuggled to Myanmar and China via Manipur. These are used to prepare drugs like 'Ecstasy' & 'Ice'
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