The Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) have arrested a 25 year old and have exposed a major International Drug Business which got established during lockdown and operated by messaging apps.
The Accused Identified as Yash Girish Kalani originally is from Gujarat but used to stay in the Porsche area of Carter Road in Bandra. He used to order drugs from America and sell it in India.
An officer said "Kalani accessed www.reddit.com to procured American Cannabis. He joined an International Group called R/IndianEnts on the website. There he meet a user named 'CannabisKings' who suggested him to join 'Wickr Me' an app to discuss purchasing drugs".
'Wickr Me' is a messaging app that is being used by drug suppliers these days. In this app there is a feature where chats get self destruct and the identity of the user is not revealed as no registration is required.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Datta Nalawade said "On Wickr Me, Kalani and CannabisKings first made a deal for 14 grams of American Cannabis worth Rs 7,500 in August and then for 28 gram of high quality cannabis for worth Rs 12,500". To transfer money to CannabisKings, Kalani purchased a PayPal account from Wickr Me for $10.
After the second purchase they made a partnership with each other promising huge rewards with little efforts. Kalani then brought drugs on 6 different occasions and made huge money through it. He would send drugs through Speed post in Delhi,Mumbai,Pune,Chennai and Bangalore.
His plan was foolproof and it became impossible for Anti-Drug Agencies to burst him. But some suspicious activity from him alerted the agencies. After which they made a plan.
A female officer was sent in as a dummy to purchase drugs from him. He purchased 11kgs of American Cannabis worth Rs 1.75 Crore from CannabisKings. He was somehow able to sell 2kgs of it before getting arrested. Cannabis worth Rs 1.62 Crore has been recovered.
The police have now written to the Reddit and Wickr Me to trace CannabisKings IP address and find out Whether is in Indian or not.Meanwhile Kalani has been booked under the NDPS Act.
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