The Delhi Railway Police have arrested a 24-year-old man with over 90 kg of cannabis at New Delhi Railways station. The consignment had arrived Howrah in West Bengal through the railways' parcel service and was booked in the name of the accused person.
The 96.5 kg cannabis was packed in six iron cylinder typically used for storing and transporting chemicals, a senior police official said. The sealed cylinders, smeared with grease, were in turn packed in jute bags to give an impression that those were machine parts.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Railways, Harendra K Singh said there was information about the movement of a contraband smuggler and a watch was mounted at the railway station. Identified as Usman, he received the six cylinders which arrived on Poorva Express on Friday and was transporting those on a hand-pulled cart when he was held by the Railway Police Force (RPF), the DCP said.
During interrogation, the suspect, a resident of Bhagwanpura in Samaipur Badli area in Outer Delhi, disclosed that about one month ago he met a person in Burari who lured him to work for him. All Usman had to do was to receiving parcel in his name and deliver those to that person, the DCP said.
Usman was produced before a duty magistrate and sent to judicial custody till Sunday. Police will seek custody of the accused to further interrogate him and nab other persons involved in the racket, the police officer said.
