The police busted an inter-State drug syndicate and recovered 42,000 Tramadol Hydrochloride tablets, which were being allegedly transported illegally from Delhi to Punjab, said officials on Monday.
A total of six accused have been arrested in the case, they said.
Tramadol is a psychotropic substance under NDPS Act commonly known as ISIS Drugs and is used as a heavy pain reliever.
On the night of June 2, a team of police was checking vehicles at Kashmere Gate area near the pickets when they found a suspicious car. On asking purpose of travelling, three persons seated in the car tried to run away but were immediately overpowered.
On searching the vehicle, the police found a large bag containing 74 boxes of Tramadol Hydrochloride Tablets. Each box had 10 strips each of which had 50 tablets. Besides this, these boxes had 5,000 loose tablets packed in a transparent polythene, a senior officer said.
Total 42,000 tablets were found in the possession of three accused — Bohad Singh, Sewak…
