Guwahati: Ever since the new BJP government headed by chief minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken charge in Dispur, the Assam police have continuously hunted the deep-rooted drug rackets in the state. Police so far arrested almost 2000 drug peddlers, kingpins and seized drugs worth rupees over 350 crores. Because of the continuous pressure from the police, drug rackets have changed their modus operandi. Additional DGP and Guwahati police commissioner Harmeet Singh told media that "the drug rackets now use women drug peddlers and transport a small amount of drugs to the consumers".
Last two months data interestingly shows that most of these women drug peddlers are Muslims. Guwahati city police have arrested several Muslim women drug peddlers in the last two months. On August 11, Guwahati police arrested one Muslim woman, drug peddler Rongmola Begum. The police Team recovered – heroin in 2 soap boxes & 99 vials, 300 empty vials, rupees, 1,01,000 Cash and three mobile handsets. Upon investigation, the city police found that dozens of such women drug peddlers are active in Guwahati. On August 16, city police arrested another Muslim drug peddler, Rona Begum, with 10 Gm of Heroin.
A Nexon vehicle and 40,000 cash has also been seized from her possession. Police sources told 'Organiser' that these female drug peddlers transport in a sophisticated way in a luxury vehicle. Without proper tipoff, it is almost impossible to nab them.
Nearby Nagaon district police have arrested more than a dozen Muslim women drug peddlers in the last three months. In July, Nagaon police arrested Muslim women drug peddlers, Jasmina Begum and Shahida Begum, and 14 other drug peddlers from various parts of the district with a huge quantity of drugs and contrabands. The antinarcotics team of Nagaon police, in their investigation, found that these lady drug peddlers do end to end supplies to escape from police operation.
On August 11, Nagaon police nabbed three Muslim drug peddlers, Namely Hazra Begum, Nazima Khatun, Afsana Begum, with a large amount of drugs. On July 6, police arrested two most wanted Muslim drug peddlers Jamina Khatun and Joshnara Begum, from Samaguri area and seized a substantial amount of drugs from their possession along with the Kingpin Zakir Hussain. On the same day, Nagaon police arrested other Muslim women, drug peddler Taslima Begum from the Sialmari area and seized 400 grams of heroin worth rupees 28 lakhs.
Nagaon police in July also arrested one Muslim drug peddler Sahida Begum of the Juria area, Saddam Hussain and Md Jalaluddin of Hatipara, as they tried to carry Ganja on their journey to Kerala. Top officials of Nagaon Police told 'Organiser' that after the tremendous pressure from police drug racket engaged these women drug peddlers acting smartly to cheat the police. But police are also acting smartly to nab hundred of women peddlers active in the district.
