India has long being ignored as regard to its role in narcotics trade but quite recently the International Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have started concentrating on India as leader in world narcotics trade route. In a recent development, Indian Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) claimed to have seized 31 kilograms of ‘Hashish’ worth more than Indian rupee 20 crore from Kochi on Nov 21, 2009. Those involved in the smuggling were caught red handed included Rajaram, a textile industrialist in Thiruppur near Coimbatore and Customs clearing agent Ramesh. Later, DRI officials raided the warehouse of a textile industrialist in Thiruppur and also seized 100 kilograms of Ephedrine, a chemical used as a narcotic substance in Western countries.
The latest revelation has led to the fact that analysts and world Anti Narcotics bodies were wrong to believe that every consignment from Asia originate from Afghanistan. It has now been established that various states in India union are being used as routes for world narcotics trade. Many Indian states including Tamil Nadu have emerged as routes on international drug-peddling map. The narcotic substance seized in Kochi were grown and processed in India and was being smuggled to various destinations including neighbouring countries, European Union and Australia. In fact, and Indian Narcotics Control Board (NCB) and Intelligence officials had been hiding the facts. Local drug-peddlers in New Delhi are of the view that India does not need foreign narcotics consignments as they have ample of home grown processed stuff in ever major city of India.
Intelligence sources in Indian Embassy at Kabul revealed that Indian soldiers, especially from commandos of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and diplomatic personnel, deployed at various locations in Afghanistan are involved in narcotics smuggling from Afghanistan in UN chartered flights as well as Indian IL-76 and AN-32 cargo planes. Another report suggests the aircraft were from US and some of the planes were DC-8, C-130s and smaller aircraft. The modus operandi of the Indian narcotics barons, arrested from Kochi on Nov 21, 2009, was that they smuggled Hashish and Heroin from India through different states including Kochi, Tuticorin, Chennai, and Thiruppur, concealed in registered consignments from garment exporters to countries including US, Canada, European Union, China and Pakistan. Last month, on Nov 23, 2009, Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the house of a senior Himachal Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), BS Thind in Chandigarh for his alleged involvement in drug trade. His bank accounts and assets also showed that he owned assets disproportionate to his income. During the raid, as claimed by CBI Deputy Inspector General Mahesh Aggarwal, several important papers and documents were recovered which confirmed his involvement. Although, Thind was also arrested in April this year from Shimla on charges of cheating, conspiracy and intimidation and was suspended by the State Government but his suspension was revoked by the Government.
The Indian government is patronizing its citizens to carry out two-way traffic of narcotics trade i.e. India to Pakistan and from Afghanistan via Pakistan to India for onward distribution at various international destinations. In this regard the fact cannot be denied that on Jan 26, 2009, four Indian nationals purchased 14.5 kilograms of heroin from another Indian national namely Moti Ram, who on the pay roll of Indian intelligence and is illegally residing in Lahore, Pakistan. These Indian nationals, namely Bundila Krishan, Siddiqan, Ali Baksh and Akhtar Abass, visited Pakistan on January 19 by Samjhauta Express and returned back to India in the same train on January 26, when they were caught red handed. Similarly, the personnel of Indian Armed Forces are involved in drug trafficking to various countries including Pakistan.
In a recent past, several Indian officers and men belonging to 18 Madras regiment, deployed in disputed Jammu and Kashmir were arrested in an anti-narcotics raid. During interrogation they confessed that the consignment was to be smuggled to Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Sepoy Vasu Babu Gaonkar from same unit and Police Constable Kalidas Shetye were arrested from Goa when they tried to smuggle 7.5 Kilograms of fine heroin, purchased from Army canteen of 18 Madras Regiment. Zonal Director of NCB at Chandigarh, Shajji Mohan instead of admitting Indian state sponsored narcotics trafficking claims that NCB has tip-offs that there are some Pakistani nationals in the jails of Indian Punjab who are running this international drug racket from within the jail premises through mobile phones. It is on record that Shajji Mohan had been working with foreigners on partnership basis. On one occasion in February 2005, Israeli national, Lior Avi Ben Moyal named Mohan along with 14 Chandigarh police personnel for being directly linked to drugs peddling. Mohan and the Police officials were put under suspension for some time but when names of other high ranking Indian officers came into light during investigations, all personnel including Mohan were restored to their positions.
It is sad to observe that world bodies like United Nations (UN) and International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) are acting like leeping ducks who failed to visualize threat of drug-trafficking from India, which is largest narcotics producer in the world. The recent seizures of heroin, hashish and other narcotics stuff from various parts of India is a significant development as the money earned by the narcotics trade is used against Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. There were strong evidences that Indian intelligence agencies are committed in destabilizing security and political situation in Pakistan especially Balochistan and NWFP.
India is also pumping narcotics earned money in Afghanistan, Iran, China, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives. It is quite disturbing that no efforts are being made to find traces of involvement of Indian government in narcotics trade. Even more funny is that Indian government has no honest officers to depute for NCB other than characters like Mohan, whose credibility is doubtful. It is right time for international organizations, engaged in monitoring narcotics trafficking, to open their eyes and stop India from turning the world into den of narcotics. UN needs to mandate INCB to look into India’s government sponsored brigades of narcotics barons and peddlers from destroying this world.
The latest revelation has led to the fact that analysts and world Anti Narcotics bodies were wrong to believe that every consignment from Asia originate from Afghanistan. It has now been established that various states in India union are being used as routes for world narcotics trade. Many Indian states including Tamil Nadu have emerged as routes on international drug-peddling map. The narcotic substance seized in Kochi were grown and processed in India and was being smuggled to various destinations including neighbouring countries, European Union and Australia. In fact, and Indian Narcotics Control Board (NCB) and Intelligence officials had been hiding the facts. Local drug-peddlers in New Delhi are of the view that India does not need foreign narcotics consignments as they have ample of home grown processed stuff in ever major city of India.
Intelligence sources in Indian Embassy at Kabul revealed that Indian soldiers, especially from commandos of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and diplomatic personnel, deployed at various locations in Afghanistan are involved in narcotics smuggling from Afghanistan in UN chartered flights as well as Indian IL-76 and AN-32 cargo planes. Another report suggests the aircraft were from US and some of the planes were DC-8, C-130s and smaller aircraft. The modus operandi of the Indian narcotics barons, arrested from Kochi on Nov 21, 2009, was that they smuggled Hashish and Heroin from India through different states including Kochi, Tuticorin, Chennai, and Thiruppur, concealed in registered consignments from garment exporters to countries including US, Canada, European Union, China and Pakistan. Last month, on Nov 23, 2009, Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the house of a senior Himachal Pradesh Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), BS Thind in Chandigarh for his alleged involvement in drug trade. His bank accounts and assets also showed that he owned assets disproportionate to his income. During the raid, as claimed by CBI Deputy Inspector General Mahesh Aggarwal, several important papers and documents were recovered which confirmed his involvement. Although, Thind was also arrested in April this year from Shimla on charges of cheating, conspiracy and intimidation and was suspended by the State Government but his suspension was revoked by the Government.
The Indian government is patronizing its citizens to carry out two-way traffic of narcotics trade i.e. India to Pakistan and from Afghanistan via Pakistan to India for onward distribution at various international destinations. In this regard the fact cannot be denied that on Jan 26, 2009, four Indian nationals purchased 14.5 kilograms of heroin from another Indian national namely Moti Ram, who on the pay roll of Indian intelligence and is illegally residing in Lahore, Pakistan. These Indian nationals, namely Bundila Krishan, Siddiqan, Ali Baksh and Akhtar Abass, visited Pakistan on January 19 by Samjhauta Express and returned back to India in the same train on January 26, when they were caught red handed. Similarly, the personnel of Indian Armed Forces are involved in drug trafficking to various countries including Pakistan.
In a recent past, several Indian officers and men belonging to 18 Madras regiment, deployed in disputed Jammu and Kashmir were arrested in an anti-narcotics raid. During interrogation they confessed that the consignment was to be smuggled to Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Sepoy Vasu Babu Gaonkar from same unit and Police Constable Kalidas Shetye were arrested from Goa when they tried to smuggle 7.5 Kilograms of fine heroin, purchased from Army canteen of 18 Madras Regiment. Zonal Director of NCB at Chandigarh, Shajji Mohan instead of admitting Indian state sponsored narcotics trafficking claims that NCB has tip-offs that there are some Pakistani nationals in the jails of Indian Punjab who are running this international drug racket from within the jail premises through mobile phones. It is on record that Shajji Mohan had been working with foreigners on partnership basis. On one occasion in February 2005, Israeli national, Lior Avi Ben Moyal named Mohan along with 14 Chandigarh police personnel for being directly linked to drugs peddling. Mohan and the Police officials were put under suspension for some time but when names of other high ranking Indian officers came into light during investigations, all personnel including Mohan were restored to their positions.
It is sad to observe that world bodies like United Nations (UN) and International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) are acting like leeping ducks who failed to visualize threat of drug-trafficking from India, which is largest narcotics producer in the world. The recent seizures of heroin, hashish and other narcotics stuff from various parts of India is a significant development as the money earned by the narcotics trade is used against Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. There were strong evidences that Indian intelligence agencies are committed in destabilizing security and political situation in Pakistan especially Balochistan and NWFP.
India is also pumping narcotics earned money in Afghanistan, Iran, China, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives. It is quite disturbing that no efforts are being made to find traces of involvement of Indian government in narcotics trade. Even more funny is that Indian government has no honest officers to depute for NCB other than characters like Mohan, whose credibility is doubtful. It is right time for international organizations, engaged in monitoring narcotics trafficking, to open their eyes and stop India from turning the world into den of narcotics. UN needs to mandate INCB to look into India’s government sponsored brigades of narcotics barons and peddlers from destroying this world.
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