The operations cell of the Chandigarh police has busted a cocaine supply network and recovered 113 grams of the contraband. Three accused have been arrested.
He was a cab driver through Rapido and developed a drug addiction and began supplying cocaine to various club-going and party-going youths in Chandigarh. The other accused were arrested based on his statement. 21 grams of cocaine was recovered from him by the police along with a Mercedes, a Mitsubishi Pajero and a Tata Safari, all cars procured using drug money. The accused Kumar was arrested during patrol duty near Sector 23-C and 22 grams of cocaine was recovered from him. He used to earn ₹ 500 for each delivery. A case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered at the Sector 17 police station.
He was also engaged in the business of car dealing and used drugs to buy cars. Jaskaran Singh Gill of Pushpac Complex, Sector-49 was his local contact. Gill lived with his family and had started selling cocaine due to demand for the drug in the tricity area.
