Madhya Pradesh Police is probing e-commerce giant Amazon’s alleged role in the sale of marijuana after two people arrested from Bhind district were arrested for using online platforms to transport the drug to different districts of the state. was learned.
The matter came to light when the Bhind police, acting on a tip-off, raided Govind Dhaba on the Bhind-Gwalior Highway on November 13 and seized 20 kg of marijuana and plastic bags used as packaging paper for Amazon products. Did it The arrested people have been identified as Suraj Pawaiya alias Kallu and owner of the dhaba Brijendra Singh Tomar alias Pintu.
Bhind SP Manoj Singh told Indian Express That Pawaiya, a repeat offender, was under surveillance and acting on a specific input, the dhaba was raided and both were arrested. During investigation, the police came to know that Pavia had registered a company of Babu Tex. Visakhapatnam, Andra Pradesh. Police said Babu Tex was known to be dealing in furniture and allowed Pawaiya to generate a seller ID on Amazon, using which he used to supply marijuana to people across the state.
Singh said, “Pawaiya will first place an order from Gwalior for stevia leaves from his company Babu Tex which will instead pack marijuana. It will then be picked up by Amazon’s delivery services, stored in their warehouse, transported to Gwalior and delivered to Pawaiya.
Police said they have established that Pawaiya used Amazon to do business of Rs 1.1 crore, selling around 1,000 kg of marijuana. The SP said it was not clear how Pawaiya supplied ganja without a cheque.
Singh said, “We have contacted Amazon. He has said that his lawyers will deal with the issue.
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