MP police bust drug peddling gang using e-commerce site to supply marijuana

Police claims that during interrogation, Pawaiya revealed that they used to send marijuana from Visakhapatnam to agents at Bhind, Agra, Delhi, Gwalior and Kota

Published on: Nov 14, 2021, 19:50:09 IST

By Shruti Tomar

Prefer HTon Google

Share via

Copy link

The Madhya Pradesh Police claims to have busted an interstate drug peddling gang that was using Amazon’s e-commerce website for moving more than 1000 kg of marijuana from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh to three states.

Police said that over one tonne of marijuana, estimated to be worth ₹1.1 crore, had already been transported through the e-commerce site. (Shutterstock)

Two Bhind residents Suraj Pawaiya and Vijendra Singh Tomar were arrested with 20 kg of Marijuana from a road side eatery at Gohad, said Manoj Kumar Singh,the Bhind police chief.

“These two accused are part of a drug peddling gang which has a network across the nation. Police are trying to nab the other four identified and six unidentified accused,” Singh said.

“A company registered in 2007 as an Ahmedabad-based textile firm, Babu Tex Private Limited, which used to sell Marijuana as stevia dry leaves. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a Dhaba in Gohad of Bhind and recovered packaging material of amazon e-commercial company and two air tickets from Visakhapatnam to Delhi,” said Singh.

Police claims that during interrogation, Pawaiya revealed that they used to send marijuana from Visakhapatnam to agents at Bhind, Agra, Delhi, Gwalior and Kota. “The supply used to be suspended most of the time and would resume when it was bought by the agents. On the site, the price of 2 Kg leaves was shown as ₹180 and the payment used to be done online,” said Om Prakash Mishra, in-charge, Gohad police station.

Also Read | 2018 case: AAP’s ex-Haryana chief appears before police

Police said that over one tonne of marijuana, estimated to be worth ₹1.1 crore, had already been transported through the e-commerce site. Police added that they were trying to nab the other accused to get to the source of Marijuana and to other suppliers and agents.

Police also wrote to Amazon asking them to explain if there was any method of verifying the sellers because it could be conveniently misused for illegal trade. “If any person from the verification team is found involved, we will book that person too,” said Singh.

No one from Amazon has responded so far despite attempts.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

Get the latest India News, breaking headlines and real-time updates from across the country. Stay informed about politics, government policies, crime, weather and major national developments.