NEW DELHI: Officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) claimed to have made another breakthrough in the Greater Noida drug haul. More than a week after the NCB raided a Greater Noida house from where 1,818kg of pseudoephedrine were recovered, it has been found that the powder used to produce adulterated cocaine had been procured from pharmacists who have licences to produce medicines using the chemical.
The officers pointed out that the pharmacists may not have been involved in the cartel but had only sold pseudoephedrine for a higher price.
Sources in NCB said teams are now trying to track down the sellers using phone numbers mentioned in some of the documents seized from the house, which belongs to Devendra PN Pandey, an IPS officer posted in Lucknow.
During interrogation, the two men nabbed during the raid — Henry Ideofor Akunwobla and Chindanlo Okala — said a part of the pseudoephedrine stock would be smuggled through courier services to South Africa and Nigeria while the remaining would be used to make the cocaine-like contraband in the house.
In Delhi, non-adulterated cocaine is sold for Rs 20,000 per gram while the adulterated drug is available at half the price. Sources said users prefer the adulterated drug as it is more effective. They added that several Delhiites (mostly aged between 17 and 25) who earlier abused ecstasy and cocaine, are switching to this drug.
It has been found that the syndicate mixed different elements like hair colour, pseudoephedrine and a few chemicals and then boiled them to prepare the adulterated cocaine. According to them, the adulterated cocaine has a high demand in local markets in India. The racket was being run by another African, who fled a few days before the raid. Efforts are being made to nab him, the police said.
The probe has revealed that licensed pharmacists usually order double the amount of pseudoephedrine required for production of medicines at their factories, citing attrition losses. The additional stock is then sold at a higher price. The NCB team recovered pots and heaters from the basement of the house along with packing materials.
The officers pointed out that the pharmacists may not have been involved in the cartel but had only sold pseudoephedrine for a higher price.
Sources in NCB said teams are now trying to track down the sellers using phone numbers mentioned in some of the documents seized from the house, which belongs to Devendra PN Pandey, an IPS officer posted in Lucknow.
During interrogation, the two men nabbed during the raid — Henry Ideofor Akunwobla and Chindanlo Okala — said a part of the pseudoephedrine stock would be smuggled through courier services to South Africa and Nigeria while the remaining would be used to make the cocaine-like contraband in the house.
In Delhi, non-adulterated cocaine is sold for Rs 20,000 per gram while the adulterated drug is available at half the price. Sources said users prefer the adulterated drug as it is more effective. They added that several Delhiites (mostly aged between 17 and 25) who earlier abused ecstasy and cocaine, are switching to this drug.
It has been found that the syndicate mixed different elements like hair colour, pseudoephedrine and a few chemicals and then boiled them to prepare the adulterated cocaine. According to them, the adulterated cocaine has a high demand in local markets in India. The racket was being run by another African, who fled a few days before the raid. Efforts are being made to nab him, the police said.
The probe has revealed that licensed pharmacists usually order double the amount of pseudoephedrine required for production of medicines at their factories, citing attrition losses. The additional stock is then sold at a higher price. The NCB team recovered pots and heaters from the basement of the house along with packing materials.
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