His arrest has helped DRI bust international drug supply racket.
With the arrest of Sujal Patel, director of Anshuman Exports, DRI officials claim that they have busted an international drug supply racket. The officials claim that Patel had links with courier agents in the USA and the UK, who received parcels on his behalf, and the drugs were being supplied to NRGs settled there.
According to official sources, Patel had received huge quantity of Aprazolam tablets in November. The tablets were couriered to him from Delhi. With this, he also received huge quantity of contraband Methamphetamine and Ketamine. He then repacked them at his residence on CG Road.
The packets were hidden in kitchen items which were to be sent to the USA and the UK on fictitious names and addresses. The officials claimed that Patel was in touch with USA-based courier agency M/s Mark III and UK-based agency M/s Galaxy Express.
The DRI had seized 37 packets of Methamphetamine from the airport and his residence. The total weight of these packets was 37.458 kg, the value of which in the international market was in crores. The officials also seized six packets of Ketamine weighing 5.997 kg. The market value of one kg Ketamine is said to be Rs10 lakh. The total value of the two contraband substances seized is said to be of Rs38 crore.
The sources said Patel is the mastermind of the racket, who used to send consignments of Ketamine to the UK and the USA where the demand is high. Ketamine drug is also known as 'Special K' and 'Super Acid' and it is popular among youth. It is a well-known party drug.
According to sources, in February 2009, Patel's company M/s ACX International had caught the attention of the Customs (Preventive) for supply of expensive foreign made cigarettes through courier baggage, at the cargo complex at the airport. He had also been caught for supply of gutkhas.
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