LSD haul: Suspects got drugs through darknet, stamps worth over Rs 1 cr seized
Police have also seized more than 1,200 stamps from the suspects taking the total value of the seized drugs to Rs 1.14 crore, making this the largest LSD haul by Pune police till now.
Following the arrest of five persons including a law graduate, an engineer, an interior designer and an MBA student who were allegedly operating a ring which was smuggling and peddling stamps of psychedelic drug Lysergic Acid Diethylamide or LSD, the probe by Pune police has revealed that the suspects were ordering the LSD stamps through darknet platforms from suppliers up the chain.
Police have also seized more than 1,200 stamps from the suspects taking the total value of the seized drugs to Rs 1.14 crore, making this the largest LSD haul by Pune police till now.
Between May 23 and 25, the Anti-Narcotics Cell of city police’s Crime Branch had arrested five well educated youths in their 20s who were allegedly moving the drugs between themselves using an online instant delivery application before peddling them to customers.
In the first set of seizures, the investigators had seized 1,032 LSD stamps from the suspects.
“Our investigation into the source of the drugs has revealed that the suspects were ordering the LSD stamps through the darknet platforms, which is primarily a layered network within the Internet which has restricted access. The use of these platforms required specific software and authorisations and is largely used for illegal transactions, smuggling of drugs, banned items etc. We will be taking help from the cyber investigators and field experts on this case,” said an official from the investigation team.
A team from the Anti-Narcotics Cell was working on an input that some suspects were moving sheets of LSD stamps among themselves through a well-known instant delivery application before selling individual stamps to buyers directly including at parties.
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