Tiruvallur police arrest two members of synthetic drug trafficking ring

Continuing its intensified crackdown connected synthetic cause trafficking, the Tiruvallur District constabulary person registered different lawsuit involving commercialized quantities of narcotic substances astatine the Gummidipoondi constabulary presumption successful Tiruvallur district.

Acting connected tip-offs, a peculiar enforcement squad uncovered an intra-State cause organisation web allegedly operated by 2 overseas nationals. The squad secured Nigerians Chibuzor Shedrack, 30, and Nonsojoachin, 42, who were recovered to beryllium cardinal operatives successful the organisation network. Contraband including 55 grams of cocaine, 10 grams of methamphetamine, and 50 MMDA tablets were seized from the suspects. They person been arrested and remanded successful judicial custody.

Tiruvallur Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivekanand Shukla said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were operating the web from Bengaluru with links successful Chennai, Tiruppur, and Coimbatore, among others. They were allegedly moving the cartel nether the guise of a textile-related business. The accused were operating done foreign-based mobile numbers and were utilizing societal media applications to enactment successful interaction with their associates. To debar detection and fiscal tracking, astir transactions were carried retired successful cash.

Investigation has further disclosed that the web functioned done a fewer section operatives who procured narcotic substances successful bulk quantities and distributed them successful retail, chiefly targeting youth. During the operation, respective incriminating materials connected to the cause trafficking web were recovered. Further probe is nether mode to place and instrumentality enactment against each different stakeholders progressive successful the proviso chain, Mr. Shukla said.