Gurugram: Four of gang that supplies opioids in state arrested
Bagish Jha | TNN | Updated: Mar 6, 2019, 08:28 IST
Representative ImageGURUGRAM: Four persons were arrested by the crime branch of Gurugram police on Monday for allegedly selling methadone powder (opioids) in Haryana.
On Saturday, the police had busted a drug racket. Three people were arrested and nearly 2 kg of methadone worth around Rs 25 lakh was seized from them.
The four arrested on Monday were identified as Satender (54) and Omprakash (56), both from Mahendragarh, Akash (20) from Pataudi, and Naurang (33) from Seekar in Rajasthan.
The four transported methadone from Mahasu district in Rajasthan to Mahendragarh, said police. The investigation has revealed that a drug cartel was securing methadone from a de-addiction centre in Madhya Pradesh and passing it through the border areas of Rajasthan. It would finally land in Haryana, police said.
“Methadone is supplied to de-addiction centres and from there, it reaches the drug peddlers who sell it in the open market to addicts,” said a senior officer. The consignment seized by Gurugram police from Farrukhnagar on Saturday was part of pilferage from a de-addiction center in Madhya Pradesh.
From Madhya Pradesh, the methadone moved to Daulpur and then to Bharatpur and Mahusa (three districts in Rajasthan) and finally to Mahendragarh in Haryana. From there, the drug was supposed to be moved to Gurugram when the police arrested three persons from Dadawas bus stand. According to police, the accused had established a network in north Haryana and they were planning to expand the drug supply business to south Haryana, and Gurugram in particular.
Methadone falls in the opioids category. It was created by German doctors during World War II. When it arrived in the United States, it was used to treat people with extreme pain. Today, doctors use it as part of treatment for an addiction to heroin or narcotic painkillers. It works a lot like morphine.
People can take it as a tablet, in a powder form, or as a liquid. It must be prescribed by a doctor. People who take it illegally often inject it. “Police are trying to connect the dots to track the key person behind the operation,” said police spokesperson Subhash Boken, adding they are trying to find out who were supposed to take the delivery from the accused.
On Saturday, the police had busted a drug racket. Three people were arrested and nearly 2 kg of methadone worth around Rs 25 lakh was seized from them.
The four arrested on Monday were identified as Satender (54) and Omprakash (56), both from Mahendragarh, Akash (20) from Pataudi, and Naurang (33) from Seekar in Rajasthan.
The four transported methadone from Mahasu district in Rajasthan to Mahendragarh, said police. The investigation has revealed that a drug cartel was securing methadone from a de-addiction centre in Madhya Pradesh and passing it through the border areas of Rajasthan. It would finally land in Haryana, police said.
“Methadone is supplied to de-addiction centres and from there, it reaches the drug peddlers who sell it in the open market to addicts,” said a senior officer. The consignment seized by Gurugram police from Farrukhnagar on Saturday was part of pilferage from a de-addiction center in Madhya Pradesh.
From Madhya Pradesh, the methadone moved to Daulpur and then to Bharatpur and Mahusa (three districts in Rajasthan) and finally to Mahendragarh in Haryana. From there, the drug was supposed to be moved to Gurugram when the police arrested three persons from Dadawas bus stand. According to police, the accused had established a network in north Haryana and they were planning to expand the drug supply business to south Haryana, and Gurugram in particular.
Methadone falls in the opioids category. It was created by German doctors during World War II. When it arrived in the United States, it was used to treat people with extreme pain. Today, doctors use it as part of treatment for an addiction to heroin or narcotic painkillers. It works a lot like morphine.
People can take it as a tablet, in a powder form, or as a liquid. It must be prescribed by a doctor. People who take it illegally often inject it. “Police are trying to connect the dots to track the key person behind the operation,” said police spokesperson Subhash Boken, adding they are trying to find out who were supposed to take the delivery from the accused.
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