Port Blair, July 17: In continuation of fight against drugs, acting on a specific intelligence input, Police Team from Narcotics Cell, CID Unit consisting of SI Mohd. Rahil Islam, ASI Sanjay Yadav, Constable Ratan Das, Nandita Mistry, Vishal Kumar and M. Raja Rao under the supervision of Shri Vinay Mathur, DANIPS, Dy.SP, Narcotics intercepted one person namely D. Prem Kumar (25) yrs S/o Shri. D. Bogeshwar Rao, former Cargo Staff at Go Air R/o Brookshabad near Kamraj Senior Secondary School at VSI Airport, who had arrived at Port Blair from Kolkata on 16/07/2023 by flight. Total 3.564 Kgs of Ganja, which was clandestinely concealed in his bag, was seized from him and the said person was arrested on the spot observing all codal formalities.

A case under relevant sections of NDPS Act-1985 has been registered at PS CCS. During the interrogation the arrested accused person disclosed that he went to Kolkata on 14/07/2023 with one lady namely Dhanlaxmi and brought the ganja purchased by her from Kolkata with him. The lady L. Dhanalakshmi (21) yrs D/o Shri Tata Rao R/o Brookshabad, Port Blair, being the mastermind in the case was also arrested. On interrogation, she confessed her crime and told that she had purchased ganja worth Rs 50,000/- from Kolkata for one Abdul Mazid R/o Anarkali who financed her in lieu of sharing the profit. Upon her revelation Abdul Mazid (28) yrs S/o Sh Abdul Rasid R/o Anarkali has also been arrested for providing financial aid in the commission of this crime. The investigation of this case is in progress.

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-100/112, 232586, 9531856080, 9474290250, 9434299028. The identity of the informer will be kept secret and he/she shall be suitably rewarded.