Be it public transport like an auto-rickshaw, or a personal automotive, drug peddlers within the state capital are utilizing completely different tips to dodge the police and promote marijuana.
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On March 4, the Madiaon police arrested a 42-year-old property vendor, Pankaj Verma, who was carrying 21.200 kgs of marijuana in his automotive. Madiaon inspector in-charge, Shiva Nand Mishra mentioned that Verma, a resident of Faizullaganj, Madiaon, was arrested throughout a vehicle-checking drive close to Maurya market.
“We were surprised as the accused doesn’t have any history of drug peddling. His late father, Raj Kumar Verma, was a secretariat employee, and he was into property dealing business at least for the past 15 years, but the sudden loss in the business pushed him into drug-peddling after coming in touch of one Kannaujiya, around a year back,” the inspector mentioned and added, “ Kannaujiya lured Verma to earn a fast buck by selling marijuana, which according to them is thriving business in the state capital”.
He mentioned that Verma used to pose as a journalist by placing a ‘Press’ sticker, in addition to pose as a lawyer by inscribing ‘Advocate’ on the windscreen of his automotive. He mentioned the accused revealed that he usually used Press stickers to simply go via police checking within the metropolis.
“Earlier on March 25, two auto-rickshaw drivers, Mani Sharma (30) and Tukaram (31) were arrested carrying 12.5 kg of marijuana during a campaign for verification of local public transport drivers. Two illegal 315 bore country-made firearms with four cartridges and a car from which marijuana was seized, were also recovered from them,” the inspector mentioned.
Lucknow deputy commissioner of police (DCP), crime, Kamlesh Dixit, mentioned that drug peddlers are utilizing completely different tips to develop their community within the metropolis. He mentioned the incident surfaced lately the place auto-rickshaw drivers had been roped to promote marijuana after which police centered on checking the auto-rickshaw drivers.
Now, the arrest of the property vendor means that even the frequent man is being roped on this drug-peddling enterprise, he mentioned.