New Delhi: Drug trafficking operations have become more organised with traffickers now using video calling technology, which leaves minimal physical evidence, to connect suppliers with receivers living in other states.
Delhi Police, on July 20, arrested three men from Moti Nagar involved in supply of cannabis, procured from Himachal Pradesh, in the Capital.
Police sources told Millennium Post that before the shipment of drugs reaches its destination, the two parties involved contacts each other through video call, where the face of the person who will meet the receivers is shown.
"After the drugs reach the destination, another video call is made to the supplier to show the face of the drug collection agent and make sure that the deal is complete," added the sources.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Dr G Ram Gopal Naik said that one of the arrested accused Harmeet Singh hired students and good looking youth for supplying drugs to high society addicts.
Two of his associates were Vinod Rathore (25) and Anmol Yadav (22). "Harmeet has contacts at hotels and discotheques, from where his contacts gave his phone number to reliable customers. Customers contact Harmeet on video using WhatsApp, Messenger, Facetime, IMO or Snapchat," said the DCP.
The DCP further said that the accused use this technology so as to dodge cops as no records of chats would be available in these social media applications.
Delhi Police data accessed by Millennium Post, states that in 2016, 297 cases under the NDPS Act were reported, under which 383 persons were arrested. In 2017, 300 such cases were registered and 456 criminals were arrested.
Moreover, in 2016, around 42 kg of cannabis was recovered. However, in 2017, till November, the amount was more than 50 kg.
With respect to opium recovery, the recovery in 2016 was a staggering 200 kg. However, in 2017, the amount fell drastically to 19 kg.
A similar trend was seen with recovery of ganja, whose amount fell to 2,300 kg in 2017, compared to 5,000 kg in 2016.
Meanwhile, 25 kg of heroine was recovered by Delhi Police in 2016. This number, suprisingly, increased to 50 kg in 2017.