Just a week after a city police constable was arrested for allegedly collaborating with methamphetamine traffickers, another officer was taken into custody by a special team from the City Police on 29 November 2024. James, a member of the special team under the T Nagar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), was arrested following an investigation linked to his associate, Surendar, who had been detained the previous day.
Surendar was found with 10 grams of methamphetamine at the time of his arrest, and James is being scrutinized for his involvement in assisting the drug dealers.
Both men have been handed over to Vadapalani police for further questioning. Sources within the police department revealed that James has named two other officers as part of the operation, and their roles are currently under investigation.
This latest arrest follows the earlier detention of R. Bharani, a 32-year-old constable from the 2016 batch, who was arrested 10 days ago for his involvement in meth trafficking. Bharani, who had been assigned to the Aynavaram police station’s law and order division, was caught in a special operation conducted by the Neelankarai Police. The operation had already led to the arrest of three individuals, including a Cameroonian national from Bengaluru, after officers discovered Bharani had been regularly receiving payments from the drug network.
The methamphetamine bust resulted in the seizure of 51 grams of the substance from suspects Raghu, a cook, Kannan, a weaver from Arani near Thiruvannamalai, and Jonathan, the Cameroonian national. Police investigation revealed that Kannan had frequent contact with a number during late hours, which was traced back to Constable Bharani. Authorities are also probing whether Bharani had informed the criminals about police operations. Investigations into both officers’ roles in the drug network are ongoing.
(With Inputs From DTNext)
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