Port Blair, Oct 09: Central Crime Station in its continuous efforts and crackdown against illegal Narcotics in A&N Islands, has arrested 07 drug peddlers. On 01/10/2020 a credible information was received from informer that one T. Selvaraj R/o Garacharama near Kali Mandir is in possession of contraband substance. The information was immediately conveyed to Dy. SP (CID) and accordingly a raiding team comprising Inspr. Mahesh Kr. Yadav, SHO, PS CCS, Inspr. Mohd Elias, SI T. Dilla Rao, ASI Vijay Shankar, Head Constable Shibani Biswas, Constable P. K Mondal, K. Rajendran, Raja Rao, N. Thangaraj, Mohd. Imran, G. Ravi and Chandran was constituted and the team was sent to Garacharma near Kali Mandir for carrying out the raid. The raiding team nabbed 02 suspected persons and during their search, the team recovered 310 grams Psychotropic drugs from the possession of one T. Selvaraj S/o Late Thangavalu R/o Garacharama and 1.005 Kg Psychotropic drugs from the possession of Bilash Mridha S/o Shri Shachin Mridha R/o Shiv Colony, Dollygunj. After questioning 01 drug peddler namely N. Kumar R/o New Pahargaon was arrested from New Pahargaon and 03 drug peddlers namely Supriya Sarkar, Sushamoy Mondal, Dipankar Mondal @ Kannu Mondal all R/o VK Pur, Little Andaman were arrested from Hutbay, in a well-coordinated joint operation with Police team of South Andaman District.
In an another credible information the raiding team conducted raid at Bimblitan near Jodakalan on the same day and recovered 2.050 Kg Psychotropic drugs from the possession of Bishwajit Purakait S/o Shri Haripada Purakait R/o Bimblitan. All the above accused persons were arrested under NDPS Act.
The Andaman & Nicobar Police is taking all possible steps in making these islands free from anti-social activities and is keeping strict vigil to stop gambling, smuggling and proliferation of narcotics substances in these Islands. General Public is once again requested to pass on credible information on narcotics substances, illegal sale of liquor, gambling or any illegal activity on the telephone numbers: 233307, 232586, 100, & 9474233832. The identity of the informer will be kept secret.
