Jaipur: Nearly a week after the city police arrested three members of a clandestine narcotics delivery gang, it has emerged that the gang distributed drugs through online package delivery apps.
DCP (East) Gyan Chandra Yadav disclosed that on August 22, Surendra Kumar Sahu (30), Harish Kumar Prajapat (23), and Ramkesh Gurjar (18) were arrested.
Subsequent investigations unveiled the gang’s shrewd method of discreetly delivering drugs like smack by utilising online package delivery apps. Yadav stated that the accused transported drugs in securely sealed office envelopes.
Payments were made through UPI transactions, and customers were requested to rate the quality of drugs on a scale of one to five stars. Yadav explained that drug orders were placed within the accused’s WhatsApp group. However, not just anyone could make an order through the app. “Only trusted and existing customers were permitted to recommend new customers,” noted Yadav. The police clarified that the gang employed ‘KYC’ to authenticate the identity of potential new clients. The gang’s modus operandi revolved around discreet delivery and prompt payment. “Upon delivery, the gang would ask customers to pay online for the delivery charges and request them to rate the drug experience if it was satisfactory,” revealed an official.
“The WhatsApp group formed a tightly-knit network that made it nearly impervious to infiltration,” said an official.
DCP (East) Gyan Chandra Yadav disclosed that on August 22, Surendra Kumar Sahu (30), Harish Kumar Prajapat (23), and Ramkesh Gurjar (18) were arrested.
Subsequent investigations unveiled the gang’s shrewd method of discreetly delivering drugs like smack by utilising online package delivery apps. Yadav stated that the accused transported drugs in securely sealed office envelopes.
Payments were made through UPI transactions, and customers were requested to rate the quality of drugs on a scale of one to five stars. Yadav explained that drug orders were placed within the accused’s WhatsApp group. However, not just anyone could make an order through the app. “Only trusted and existing customers were permitted to recommend new customers,” noted Yadav. The police clarified that the gang employed ‘KYC’ to authenticate the identity of potential new clients. The gang’s modus operandi revolved around discreet delivery and prompt payment. “Upon delivery, the gang would ask customers to pay online for the delivery charges and request them to rate the drug experience if it was satisfactory,” revealed an official.
“The WhatsApp group formed a tightly-knit network that made it nearly impervious to infiltration,” said an official.
