Well Educated Youths Found Engaged in Drug Peddling

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CCS Arrests Two Employees of METS Engaged in Drug Peddling, Three Receivers Also Arrested

Port Blair, June 10: Acting on a specific information received from reliable source, two employees of Marine Engineering Trade Services (METS) were arrested by PS Central Crime Station with 0.460 Kgs Ganja on 08/06/2022. The ganja was clandestinely concealed inside postal parcel sent from Bangalore.  The arrested persons are T. Santosh Kumar, S/o Sh. T. Thatha Rao, BE (Electrical & Electronic), (32 yrs.), Deputy Manager, Marine Engineering Trade Services (METS), R/o Anarkali and P. Arul Deepak, S/o Sh. Pathinglass, Diploma (Marine Engineer), (26 yrs.), Purchasing Manager at Marine Engineering Trade Services, R/o Garacharma.

A deep-rooted nexus of supply of contrabands using postal services was busted and further investigations into the case has led to the arrest of three receivers of consignment namely Ritesh Kumar Chowdhary @ “Jam Boy”, S/o Sh. Pradeep Kumar Chowdhary, BBA, (22) yrs, R/o Panipat Road, C.H Shekar, S/o Sh. C.H Gurumurthy, 12th Pass (26) yrs, works at private ticket counter at Water Sports Complex R/o Dignabad and Adarsh Kar, S/o Sh. Rajesh Kar, Diploma (Computer Science), (25) yrs, Self-employed, Gagan Restaurant R/o Aberdeen Bazar. During investigation police team also seized Meth Amphetamine and Ganja from the receivers.

A case under relevant sections of NDPS Act-1985 has been registered at PS CCS and investigation is on to unearth entire nexus of this drugs transhipment using postal services/other means.

Greed of earning extra money lures certain individuals to these unethical practices thus endangering gullible youths of these emerald islands. Investigations are on to track the money trail and other suppliers and receivers of various contrabands in these islands.    

The general public is requested to inform about any credible information pertaining to sale or possession of contrabands or any other illegal activity on the following telephone numbers- 100, 232586, 233307, 9474290250. The identity of the informer will be kept secret.