Lankans nabbed with hashish:
Global drug ring with Lankan link
LUCKNOW: Uttar Prad-esh Police claim to be on the verge of unearthing
an international drug trafficking racket, following the arrest of two
Sri Lankans on Friday with a large quantity of drugs.
Matheranga Vijaydeva and Vellaithamma Chanda, were arrested by the
State police’s Special Task Force (STF) from a busstand in Barabanki
district, 28 km from Lucknow. Nearly 18 kg of refined ‘charas’ (hashish)
was found hidden in the inner lining of their suitcases, police claimed.
“The interrogation of the two is still in process and we hope to
reveal their network soon,” Barabanki Superintendent of Police Praveen
Kumar told IANS on phone.
Meanwhile a STF source said the duo have revealed that they were in
constant touch with their Indian links in Bahraich, Gonda, Balrampur and
Siddharthnagar districts of Uttar Pradesh as well as in Motihari,
Champaran and other districts of Bihar bordering Nepal.
“They used to source drug via these links from Nepal and smuggle them
to Sri Lanka,” the source said.
IANS
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