A man from Triplicane was caught selling meth crystalsA special team of police personnel seized ₹1 crore worth crystal form of methamphetamine, a party drug which was smuggled into the city for supply and sale to youth and arrested four accused, including a kingpin in drug peddling. Following information on the movement of a contraband consignment, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Adyar, V. Vikraman, constituted a special team and mounted surveillance. The police said the team caught Ajmal Khan, 22, of Triplicane while he was selling the contraband. On interrogation, the police recovered 1.36 kg of methamphetamine in crystal forms, each crystal weighing about 1/2 gram. The police arrested the four accused under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and remanded them in judicial custody.

Source: The Hindu July 10, 2021 13:30 UTC