24-05-2025
Inter-state drug racket busted in city, four held
Ranchi: City police on Friday arrested four drug peddlers, including a woman, from two locations in the city and busted an inter-state drug racket, recovering narcotics and cash worth around Rs 27 lakh.
Ranchi SSP claimed it to be one of the biggest drug haul in recent years.
The arrested persons have been identified as Suraj Kumar (25) who hails from Bihar's Sasaram, Sejal Khan (22), Vishal Mittal alias Hemant Mittal (25) and Arif Iqbal (26), all from Ranchi. Police recovered Rs 4.5 lakh cash and brown sugar worth around Rs 23 lakh market value from them.
SSP Chandan Kumar Singh said that an individual from Bihar's Sasaram trafficked brown sugar to Ranchi's Nur Nagar area under the Kotwali police station area. "Based on an intel, DSP Kotwali conducted a raid in the area at around 3 am on Friday, seizing brown sugar weighing around 110 grams. During the raid, Suraj and Sejal were arrested for their alleged involvement in
drug trafficking
from Bihar's Sasaram and selling it in Ranchi.
Police recovered Rs 4.5 lakh from their possession. This is so far the biggest achievement of Ranchi police against drug trafficking," the SSP added.
Police also recovered two mobiles and a two-wheeler from them. During the interrogation, the duo revealed that they had been associated with the trafficking for a long time. "Sejal informed that her elder sister is also associated with the trafficking ring, and police have been trying to apprehend her as well," the SSP added.
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