Chinese Drug Racket: CID Busts Factory In Murshidabad

Kolkata, 4 July 2018: Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has unearthed a factory run by the Chinese to produce narcotic substances in Murshidabad on Wednesday.

The investigating team is trying to find out whether the Chinese had any connection with locals, who had helped them to set up the factory. The police got the cue from five Chinese nationals, who were arrested from Kolkata railway station on Saturday. Drugs worth Rs 40 crore were recovered from them. The arrested Chinese nations are Wang Zio Dong, Zeu Gong Hue, Chang Heu, Lee Chand and Lue Bouk Seoung.

While conducting interrogation, police got information about the factory at Noadaon. A team comprising senior CID officials reached Murshidabad and carried out raids that continued for more than four hours. 

The factory in question was closed down three and a half months ago. Officially, the Chinese used to produce charcoal from jute stick that was exported.

The CID officials took the Chinese nationals, who have been arrested, to the factory. 

The Chinese company got 15 bigha of land on 25 years lease from a local person, who used to run a brick kiln there.

The Chinese paid Rs 4 lakh as lease rent. They set up a factory and started the business. Local Panchayat Pradhan said as the Chinese set up the factory nobody questioned their integrity. The Charcoal, which was produced by burning jute sticks, were exported.

The CID team found out a couple of bags those were used to pack the drugs.

The factory was shut down nearly six months ago and security personnel were posted to guard the factory. They did not allow any one to enter the factory compound. They chased away locals, who tried to enter the compound out of curiosity.

The investigators found three air-conditioned rooms inside the factory campus. The rooms did not have any window. While conducting raids at the rooms, the sleuths found a grinder machine, some empty food cans, chemicals and some machines. Police are trying to find out whether the Chinese used the factory to manufacture drugs.

After the arrest of the Chinese nationals, the police could not carry out investigation immediately because of the language barrier. Later, an interpreter was engaged. Police are still conducting interrogation to get more details about the factory and their area of operation along with modus operandi. Millenium Post