The officials of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chennai Zone busted a drug syndicate concerned with trafficking methamphetamine from the Indo- Myanmar border to the town, and arrested 3 traffickers with 8 kg of the contraband. The traffickers had been smuggling the drug in a truck to the town for delivery and sale.
Acting on a selected intelligence input, a team of officials connected with the NCB, Chennai intercepted a truck close to Karanodai Toll Plaza and recovered 8 packets of excessive-quality methamphetamine from a wood container withinside the truck. The contraband changed into hid in 8 tea packets -- every contained one kg, with markings in an overseas language. The driving force of the car V. Jagadeeswaran changed into caught.
The methamphetamine, in white crystalline form, changed into sourced from the Indo- Myanmar border through accused, M. Mariappan and G. Ramesh, each citizen of Chennai. On instant follow-up action, each person had been apprehended from a tea stall close to Minjur Toll Plaza, Chennai. They confessed to having procured the contraband from Myanmar thru
Manipur-primarily based totally drug traffickers. It changed into added to Chennai withinside the truck and changed into intended on the market in Chennai town in small quantities. Both the people used to stay in Moreh, Manipur earlier than moving to Chennai. They have trafficked pills the usage of equal modus operandi withinside the beyond also, stated Amit Ghawate, Zonal Director of NCB.
Methamphetamine is a completely powerful and dangerous stimulant drug. It is generally abused as a party drug. The facet results of the drug also are very dangerous. Continued utilization can cause coronary heart problems together with heart attack, reminiscence lapses, hallucinations and seizures. The overall rate of contraband can be around ₹7 crores, officers stated.