Anjani Kumar, 28 year, state level volleyball player from Madhya Pradesh was arrested by Banglore police in Karnataka along with 5 kg of brown sugar in his possession. He was arrested with one more person Eisanullah. DCP of Central Division, Bangalore. B N S Reddy said “”However, it is not clear if Bangalore was the transit point or final destination. The team is now trying to probe into the existence of drug route that passes through Bangalore or the presence of any drug cartel operating in and around the city.” The probe would examine if the drugs were brought from abroad and also the origin of payment made for the purchase.
On a tip the team of policemen raided an auto stand in the upmarket of Church Street in the city in which a rich consignment of heroin was seized. Banglore City Police Commissioner N. Achuta Rao briefed to reporters. Rao said the heroin recovered in the raid appeared to have a high level of purity and was estimated to be worth Rs60 million in the international market. He said the seized narcotics would be sent to the laboratory for tests.
This is the second narcotic seizure in the last 15 days with the police seizing drugs worth two crore rupees from the Udyan Express train on August 10. Narcotics agencies say India, wedged between two major drug-producing regions, the Golden Triangle (Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand) and the Golden Crescent (Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan), is a major transit point for drug smuggling to the West. According to the United Nations, Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium.
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