Secunderabad: Inter-state drug racket busted, one person arrested

Hyderabad: The Railway Protection Force in collaboration with Government Railway Police, Secunderabad busted an interstate drug racket operating from Odisha to Delhi and arrested a drug smuggler on Wednesday. The officials seized 60 kg of marijuana worth Rs 15 lakh. The arrested suspect Dilip Kumar Nayak is a resident of Gajapati district of Odisha, while the absconding suspects Tapan is from Odisha and Bijay is from Delhi. According to the police, the suspects used to buy marijuana from dealers in Odisha and sell it to consumers in Delhi. They were smuggling the drug in trains. Dilip Kumar took 60 kg of marijuana in Gajapati forest area and the duo brought it to Ichhapuram railway station. From there, they boarded the Visakha Express to Secunderabad to hand it over to Bijay and further smuggle it to Delhi. However, when they reached Secunderabad railway station, they were caught by the railway police.