A 32-year-old woman was arrested from Southeast district's Taimur Nagar for allegedly peddling drugs in the area. Police recovered around 265 grams of Heroin from her possession. The woman Hasina Begum allegedly employed young men to sell heroin packets and keep a watch on police movement.
The accused was arrested after police received information that there were several drug peddlers based in the slums of Taimur Nagar, New Friends Colony, Khirjrabad village and other areas. Hasina Begum was allegedly working in the drug business for the past seven-eight years.
On Friday, police laid a trap near the drain in Taimur Nagar and about 4:45 pm Hasina was seen sitting near water supply pipe. On seeing the police, she tried to run away. However, police staffs were successfully able toarrest her. 265 grams of heroin was recovered from her possession.
"During sustained interrogation, Hasina Begum disclosed that she is illiterate and is a resident of Taimoor Nagar since her childhood. Her brother-in-law Maidul used to peddle drugs and in the early 20s accused Hasina Begum got married with Maidul's brother, Mohammad Saleem, and indulged in drug-peddling. Her husband and in-laws used to support her in Narcotics peddling," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Chinmoy Biswal stated.
Hasina revealed that she used to purchase heroin at `12 lakh per kg from drug suppliers. She would then prepare small packets of heroin weighing one gram and sold it for `150 each. She earned a profit of Rs three lakh with the sale of one kg of heroin, the DCP added.
To manage her business, she employed youths to sell heroin packets for her paying them `500 per day. She also deployed young men in plain clothes to keep a watch n any police movement. These 'watch dogs' were paid `200 per day.
The accused revealed that she used to purchase drugs from a local peddler Farooq Mohammad, who was arrested last month by the district narcotics squad. "We are further investigating the case efforts are being made to trace the other drug peddlers," said the DCP.
"We have launched a sustained campaign against drug dealers and a dedicated team has been keeping a watch on their dealing and movements. Drugs are a menace and we will not slacken out stranglehold on drug peddlers", Biswal said.
