New Delhi: Shahbad Dairy police arrested an alleged drug supplier near Main Road, Pocket A-1, Sector 30, Rohini, and recovered 117 buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual tablets and 28 vials of pheniramine maleate injection, according to a police note issued on Tuesday.
The operation
Police said a secret informer told Shahbad Dairy police station on November 1 that Pankaj alias Kaua alias Kanchi, allegedly involved in supplying intoxicant injections and narcotic medicines, would come to the spot. A team of SI Shyam, HC Ashish and Constable Saurabh, led by SHO Inspector Surendra Singh and supervised by ACP/Bawana Gaurav Singh, waited there. Late in the evening he arrived on a blue Jupiter scooter, registration DL-11PH-2604, carrying a black bag, and was apprehended on the informer’s identification.
Recovery
- 117 buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual tablets weighing 10.94 grams, recovered from the bag. Buprenorphine is a psychotropic substance covered under the NDPS Act, 1985.
- 28 vials of pheniramine maleate injection.
- The scooter and a black bag.
Police said the accused, Pankaj alias Kaua alias Kanchi, 28, son of Dharmatma, a resident of Shahbad Dairy, could not produce any valid authorisation or documents for possessing the tablets. FIR No. 706/26 was registered at Shahbad Dairy police station. Police said he had been involved in about 10 earlier cases, including attempt to murder, Arms Act and NDPS Act cases.
Police said they are tracing the source of the drugs and the intended recipients, and examining his financial transactions and links with other suppliers.
