3 of a family held as ANTF busts Rs 10cr drug racket
Uttar Pradesh
, in coordination with the Thakurganj police, busted a family-run drug racket and arrested four people, including an elderly man, his son, and daughter-in-law, with narcotics worth Rs 10.29 crore in the international market.
While the arrests took place in Rautghat locality of Lucknow on Sunday morning, the matter came to the fore on Monday.
The accused have been identified as Shravan Kumar Nishad (65), his son Ayush Nishad (20), daughter-in-law Neha Nishad (24), who is the wife of another son), and Sulfiyan (20), a close associate from Wazirbagh.
"The entire family was running the racket. Drugs were brought from Barabanki and sold from their house.
One more family member is on the run who will be nabbed soon," said SHO, Thakurganj, Shrikant Rai.
According to ANTF officials, the joint team recovered 1kg of morphine, 252 grams of charas, 5.5 kg of ganja, and 6 grams of MDMA (mephedrone) from the accused, along with Rs 79,530 cash, a 100 Euro note, four mobile phones, and a car used for transporting the contraband.
"The family was operating as a cohesive drug distribution unit, sourcing and selling high-value narcotics across the state. The involvement of three members from a single household shocked investigators and raised concerns over evolving patterns in the drug trade where trusted family links are being used to reduce risk and avoid detection," the SHO said.
He said that an FIR under sections 8, 20, 21, 29 of the NDPS Act had been filed at Thakurganj police station. Further investigation is underway to identify the source network and possible interstate links.
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