The Tiruvallur District Police have uncovered a major organised synthetic drug cartel, operating across multiple States, which has led to the arrest of several domestic and foreign nationals involved in trafficking methamphetamine and other narcotics.
On October 14, acting on confidential information, two persons — Muneer, 28, and Javeed, 38, — were held with 55 grams of methamphetamine, which is a commercial quantity. A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered at the Manavalanagar Police Station. Investigation revealed that one of them frequently travelled to Mumbai to procure drugs and later supplied them in Bengaluru and Chennai. Further investigation revealed the existence of an inter-State drug cartel controlled by foreign nationals residing in Tamil Nadu and other States.
