RAIPUR
The IB, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have joined the investigation into an international drug network operating in Raipur. The development comes after a video of a young woman consuming drugs went viral on social media, leading to the arrest of nine individuals.
The Chhattisgarh capital has emerged as a target for a global drug network, with a supply of heroin from Pakistan being sold in the city. Police officials say that out of Rs 3 crore worth of drugs supplied, Rs 2 crore worth was sold in the last eight months, and Rs 1 crore worth was seized.
The ATS team is now investigating the network of the arrested accused and is looking for those who facilitated the supply of drugs from Pakistan to Raipur. All three agencies are probing the international drug supply network, and several prominent individuals could be exposed.
The mastermind of the syndicate, Lavjeet Singh alias Bunty, was recently questioned in jail by the IB and NCB teams. He admitted to selling heroin worth Rs 2 crore in the last eight months, with Rs 1 crore worth of the substance seized.
On 4 August, Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Lal Umed Singh had stated that other state and national agencies would be included in the investigation if required.
Following a tip-off, the ACCU team, which was investigating the case under instructions from Raipur police officials, raided an EWS house in Kamal Vihar. The team found Lavjeet Singh, Suvit Srivastava, and Ashwan Chandravanshi at the location. They seized 412.87 grams of heroin, valued at Rs 1 crore, from the accused.
During questioning, the accused confessed to running the drug syndicate with Lakshya Pariphal, Raghav, Aniket Maladhare, Manoj Seth, Mukesh Singh, Junaid Khan, and Rajvinder Singh. Lavjeet Singh admitted to procuring the drugs from Pakistan and distributing them through the network in Raipur.
The accused told police that they had been running the syndicate for the past eight months. Lavjeet Singh, a resident of Punjab, had asked Suvit Srivastava to come to Delhi, where he gave him 300 grams of heroin for the first time. Lavjeet would also travel to Raipur to deliver the drugs, and at times, Suvit would bring the drugs via train from Delhi.
