BENGALURU: The City Crime Branch (CCB) of Bangalore on Friday busted an international drug racket and arrested a man on charges of obtaining drugs from Canada and transporting them to India.
The accused identified as a BCA graduate Atif Salim–a native of Kolkata in West Bengal was arrested on Thursday.
Accused named Atif Salim had contacted drug sellers in Canada through the dark web and used to obtain banned substances from them for delivering in India, said Bhaskar Rao, Indian Police Service (IPS), Banglore City Police.
Seized items
Police have recovered 14 Marijuana packet kept in milk powder boxes which weighs about two kg 750 grams, 12 chocolate packs, weed flavoured cigarettes, Rs 1 lakh cash among other things.
The police also recovered ganja-laced chocolate and jelly e-cigarettes along with hashish oil canisters that were to be used in 100 e-cigarettes.
Operate on Dark Web
The trafficking ring used “dark web to smuggle narcotics from Canada” using e-commerce site Amazon’s courier services and police are trying to find out how the accused got access to Amazon’s packaging material.
“The drugs were packaged in milk powder cans and shipped. They were put inside a bag that conceals the items inside and the scanners pick up only the shape of the bag, which would look like folded clothes or some such thing. The police have recovered 14 milk powder cans from the which had the marijuana concealed in them,” Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao was quoted as saying to The News Minute.
Lure students
As per Joint Commissioner (Crime) Sandip Patil, the accused used to first sell marijuana by luring the students of school and college after they were lured with drug-laced sweets.
“CCB unearth intl drug cartel..seize 1 cr worth drugs..supplied from Canada..operated on DARK WEB..accused first lures children with Drugs laced chocolates, mints..when they get addicted, then sell marijuana at v high rates..,” he wrote on Twitter.
A case has been registered in Sadduguntepalya police station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Further investigation is underway.