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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Three of family held with ₹10 crore drugs; ran a racket
Three people of a family and a relative of theirs were arrested after they were found to be in possession of narcotic drugs worth ₹10.29 crore, in Lucknow, the state police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) unit said on Monday. The four people who were arrested on Sunday for operating a 'family' drug business, in Lucknow. (Sourced) It added that the family was running a drug racket, and it was one of the major narcotic busts in the city in recent times. The people who were arrested in coordination with Thakurganj police were identified as Shravan Kumar Nishad, 65, his son Ayush Nishad, 20, Neha Nishad, 24, who's the wife of his elder son Shravan, and relative Sulfiyan, 20, from Wazirbagh. The arrests in the Rautghat locality of the city were made on Sunday morning. 'The entire family was running the business. Materials were brought from Barabanki and sold in their house. One more family member is on the run, and he will be nabbed soon,' said Thukurganj SHO Shrikant Rai. ANTF said 1.015 kg of morphine, 252 grams of charas, 5.5 kg of ganja, and 6 grams of MDMA (mephedrone) were recovered from the accused. A sum of ₹79,530 in cash, a 100 Euro note, four mobile phones, and a Swift Dzire car were also seized from them. 'The family was operating as a cohesive drug distribution unit, sourcing and selling high-value narcotics across state lines. 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,' said the SHO. According to the SHO, an FIR under sections 8, 20, 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act has been filed at Thakurganj police station. Further investigation was underway to identify the source network and possible interstate links, he added. pic;
Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
3 of a family held as ANTF busts Rs 10cr drug racket
Lucknow: In a blow to inter-state narcotics trade, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of 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.
