Drug racket: Ex-police officer arrested
The Hindu
Officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) unearthed another international drug racket and arrested a 50-year-old man from Kerala, a former police officer in Bahrain, who was allegedly traffickin
Officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) unearthed another international drug racket and arrested a 50-year-old man from Kerala, a former police officer in Bahrain, who was allegedly trafficking hashish to the Gulf countries with bases in metro cities across India.
A preliminary probe revealed that he procured the drugs from Manali and took it to Kochi via Bengaluru before smuggling it to the Gulf by air cargo.
According to the officials, the kingpin was nabbed from a train heading to Bengaluru when he was returning from Manali. “The suspect had been running a drug syndicate that smuggled contraband mainly to Bahrain for a few years now operating with multiple mobile SIM cards. He knew the route and the rules very well as he had served as a police officer in the Bahrain police for nearly 20 years and had returned to Kerala a few years ago. With immense knowledge on the law enforcement in the Gulf nation, he clandestinely began the drug trade,” said an investigating officer.