Two accused in police custody
JAIPUR: Jaipur police in two separate raids seized 3.6 kg of smack and arrested six peddlers under operation ‘Clean Sweep’ on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off, Vishwakarma police station seized the narcotics from a luxury car amid the presence of Sajid Khan (27), Tasleem Khan (25), Azharuddin (29) residents of Malakheda in Alwar and Ronaq Meo (21) from Nuh in Mewat. Prima facie investigation revealed that they were repeat offenders and had been supplying drugs in different cities.
“The accused revealed that they got the drugs from Madhya Pradesh and paid Rs 1.30 lakh per kilogram to supply it for Rs 1.80 lakh per kilogram. They have been using a private vehicle to ferry drugs from MP,” said Khaleel Ahmed, police inspector, CST, which is investigating the network in the state. “Soon, we will expose the network, which is spread across states, and more arrests are likely to follow,” said Ahmed.