The Greater Chennai City Police has busted a major drug peddling gang consisting of a woman from Manipur and seized methamphetamine, a gun, bullets and mobile phones from them.
To curb drug trafficking in Greater Chennai, the Anti-Narcotics Intelligence Unit (ANIU) was formed in August last year under the direct supervision of the Commissioner of Police, A.Arun. The ANIU collects intelligence on ganja and synthetic drugs in and around Chennai, develops informants, identifies drug offenders and synthetic drug networks.
Following recent inputs received by the ANIU, a special team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Manoj Kumar and another special team led by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Washermenpet, V.Bhaskaran conducted an operation and nabbed six persons who were near the railway yard as they were moving in suspicious manner. On searching, police seized methamphetamine concealed with them.
R.K.Nagar Police registered a case against them under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances(NDPS)Act and arrested the six who have been identified as Mina alias Amina, 46 of Redhills, her nephew Abbas Ali, 30 of Tondiarpet, their associates namely- Mohammed Ali, 25 of Thiruvotriyur, Mohammed Azar, 26 of Chepauk, Riyas Khan, 26 of Melakottai, Ramanathapuram and Parvez Hussain, 26 of Selaiyur. Rs 35 lakh worth 700 grams of methamphetamine, one gun, 15 bullets, six mobile phones were seized from them.
A senior police officer said, “Our investigation revealed that the female suspect Mina is a native of Moreh town in Manipur and settled in Red Hills. She was running a roadside shop here. With the help of her son Aslam, she sourced the contraband in Moreh and smuggled it by train to the Chennai city. Further she supplied to her nephew Abbas Ali for distribution and supplying to others in Tambaram, Royapuram, Redhills and Triplicane. They sold the contraband for Rs 5000 per gram, said the officer. Further investigation is on to trace the origin of the gun that was seized from them. All six were remanded to judicial custody.
Meanwhile, the city police arrested seven persons for allegedly possessing and selling painkiller tablets illegally and seized 3,652 nitrazepam and tapedental tablets in Kilpauk, Koyambedu and Adambakkam. They procured the tablets from Mumbai and supplied them in the city, said police.
Published – June 06, 2025 12:12 am IST