Everything is possible in love, war and eastern Indian state Bihar. The National Narcotics Control Bureau (NNCB) officials investigating a drug trafficking case in Bihar have come to this conclusion following hints of a possible involvement of an Inspector General of Police (IGP) rank officer in the drug cartel.
A senior Bihar cadre IPS officer is suspected to be part of an international drug trafficking network, which was unearthed by a joint team of Mumbai and Lucknow branches of the NNCB at Hajipur, about 20 km from the state capital, reports quoting NNCB officials said.
"We have already lodged a complaint case in the court of the District and Sessions Judge, Hajipur against drug traffickers. The hunt is on for the police officer, who has been frequently visiting the drug processing unit at the Hajipur Industrial Area," NNCB Zonal Director Sanjay Kumar Singh said.
The IPS officer has recently been promoted to the rank of IG and was holding a very important assignment at the state headquarters.
The Zonal Director, however, refused to disclose the name of the police officer, who along with one R Jha of Patna was often seen visiting the site.
"It will not be proper to disclose the name of those involved in the illegal trade. It will hamper the investigation," he added.
NNCB Deputy Director (Lucknow) Om Prakash, who monitored the entire operation, said that the Mandrax tablets manufactured in Hajipur unit were sent to South Africa where they fetched more prices than the Indian market.
According to sources, a Mandrax table fetches around Rs 500 in South Africa. The same drug is sold for Rs 40-50 in Indian market.
"Our investigation has revealed that the consignment of the banned drug processed at Hajipur and Gaziabad in Uttar Pradesh was sent to South Africa by air clandestinely," NNCB official (Lucknow) NS Bist added.
An investigating officer said that Mathadone and Macula powder was brought to Hajipur from across the border.
The NNCB officials said that three persons identified as Khalid, Anil Kumar and Mohammad Amjad were arrested during the search, which continued for nearly 36 hours.
Officials further informed that about 200 kg of Methadone powder was also seized in Ghaziabad.
The Hajipur-based processing unit was under the surveillance of the NNCB officials for the past one month.
"The NNCB officials had sought help from Vaishali police for their operation. But, we were not told anything," Vaishali Superintendent of Police Paras Nath said.
Sources said that the police officer, who is suspected to be part of well-knit drug syndicate, was earlier posted in north Bihar.
Everything is possible in love, war and eastern Indian state Bihar. The National Narcotics Control Bureau (NNCB) officials investigating a drug trafficking case in Bihar have come to this conclusion following hints of a possible involvement of an Inspector General of Police (IGP) rank officer in the drug cartel.A senior Bihar cadre IPS officer is suspected to be part of an international drug trafficking network, which was unearthed by a joint team of Mumbai and Lucknow branches of the NNCB at Hajipur, about 20 km from the state capital, reports quoting NNCB officials said.
"We have already lodged a complaint case in the court of the District and Sessions Judge, Hajipur against drug traffickers. The hunt is on for the police officer, who has been frequently visiting the drug processing unit at the Hajipur Industrial Area," NNCB Zonal Director Sanjay Kumar Singh said.
The IPS officer has recently been promoted to the rank of IG and was holding a very important assignment at the state headquarters.
The Zonal Director, however, refused to disclose the name of the police officer, who along with one R Jha of Patna was often seen visiting the site.
"It will not be proper to disclose the name of those involved in the illegal trade. It will hamper the investigation," he added.
NNCB Deputy Director (Lucknow) Om Prakash, who monitored the entire operation, said that the Mandrax tablets manufactured in Hajipur unit were sent to South Africa where they fetched more prices than the Indian market.
According to sources, a Mandrax table fetches around Rs 500 in South Africa. The same drug is sold for Rs 40-50 in Indian market.
"Our investigation has revealed that the consignment of the banned drug processed at Hajipur and Gaziabad in Uttar Pradesh was sent to South Africa by air clandestinely," NNCB official (Lucknow) NS Bist added.
An investigating officer said that Mathadone and Macula powder was brought to Hajipur from across the border.
The NNCB officials said that three persons identified as Khalid, Anil Kumar and Mohammad Amjad were arrested during the search, which continued for nearly 36 hours.
Officials further informed that about 200 kg of Methadone powder was also seized in Ghaziabad.
The Hajipur-based processing unit was under the surveillance of the NNCB officials for the past one month.
"The NNCB officials had sought help from Vaishali police for their operation. But, we were not told anything," Vaishali Superintendent of Police Paras Nath said.
Sources said that the police officer, who is suspected to be part of well-knit drug syndicate, was earlier posted in north Bihar.
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