With the arrest of two persons, the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Saturday said it has busted a syndicate transporting banned Alprazolam tablets, a prescription drug used to treat anxiety. Drugs worth Rs 1 crore have been seized, police added.
The police identified the accused as Nishant Pal and Ajay Kumar.
On July 28, the Crime Branch’s Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) said it received a tip-off about a consignment of Alprazolam tablets that was set to be delivered near Dilshad Garden Metro station.
The ANTF team led a trap near the Anand Vihar ISBT flyover and apprehended Pal, who had in his possession 6.240 kg (around 60,000) of Alprazolam tablets in cartons, which he was carrying on a bike, police said.
“He used to work in a pharmacy and gained good knowledge of medicines. On demand, he used to supply Alprazolam tablets in different parts of Delhi-NCR without prescription and invoices, charging extra money for each delivery,” DCP (Crime) Sanjeev Yadav said.
During questioning, Nishant allegedly revealed the name of Ajay Kumar, a resident of Ghaziabad. Police said Kumar led the team to a godown at Rajendra Nagar in Ghaziabad, where over 3 kg of tablets were stored.
“Ajay said he would supply the tablets to Nishant – which he would pick up from a factory in Ghaziabad – and then supply across Delhi-NCR,” an officer said.
