New Delhi, March 15 The Delhi Police has cracked an interstate network involved in the illegal supply of psychotropic medicines and arrested four people while seizing a consignment of banned drugs, an official said on Sunday.
The accused have been identified as Salman Khan of Patiala, Punjab, Vipin Kumar Pal of Delhi, and Abdul Rehman and Ravi Garg, both residents of Uttar Pradesh.
On March 7, a police team received information that Vipin Kumar Pal was involved in the illegal supply of psychotropic medicines such as Alprazolam and Tramadol, the police said.
The police were informed that Pal would deliver a consignment to Salman Khan near Yudhishthar Setu towards Kashmere Gate between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm.
"Acting on the tip-off, the team laid a trap near the Yamuna bridge. At around 8:25 pm, Pal was spotted standing on the footpath with a plastic sack," said the police officer.
Shortly afterwards, Salman Khan arrived at the spot in an auto-rickshaw. As Vipin handed over the sack to Salman, the police team apprehended both of them.
Upon checking the sack, police recovered a carton containing 100 boxes of Alprazolam tablets (0.5 mg). A total of 59,925 tablets weighing about 8.09 kg were seized from their possession.
"During interrogation, the accused revealed that the consignment had been arranged through Abdul Rehman from Muzaffarnagar and was meant to be delivered to another associate in Punjab," the official said.
"Subsequently, Rehman and Ravi Garg were arrested on March 13. A search of their rented accommodation in Muzaffarnagar led to the recovery of 2,000 Rexogesic (Buprenorphine) injections weighing around eight kg. An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway," the officer added.