5 including students held for ordering painkiller tablets
Police then called the person mentioned in the receiver’s address and through him have detained four others
CHENNAI: Five youths including two college students were arrested by Kodungaiyur police on Friday after police found that the group ordered painkiller tablets from another state for selling in the city.
Police sources said that the courier firm manager had alerted the police about a suspicious parcel received at the hub from Mumbai.
Police had earlier met all courier firm representatives and had advised them to report to police about suspicious parcels after it was found that drug smugglers are using this route to send contraband.
On opening the parcel, police found 500 Topcynta tablets, used for pain relief.
Police then called the person mentioned in the receiver’s address and through him have detained four others.
After investigations, police found that they were part of a group that sourced painkiller tablets from Mumbai and other cities through couriers and sold them in the city.
“Since police checks on ganja have become strict, peddlers are now selling painkiller tablets. Since we have advised pharmacies in the city to be strict, the peddlers are sourcing from other states,” a senior police officer said.
After investigations, Kodungaiyur police arrested engineering student S Girishwar (19), commerce student R Harish (20), S Siranjeevi (24), a food delivery executive, S Rocky (23), a bike mechanic, and Ajay (23).
All accused were produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody. The search is on for three more persons.
