KOLKATA: A veteran right-back footballer, who had represented all 3 primary town clubs sooner than a leg damage, which ended his career in 2007, was arrested for allegedly operating as a middleman in bringing huge consignments of ganja from Silchar to Hooghly.
The accused, Amjad Ali Khan, had played for a 12 months with East Bengal in 2002, represented Mohun Bagan for 3 months in 2003 sooner than enjoying ceaselessly for Mohammedan Sporting Club from 2004 to 2007. He was arrested from his Topsia home early on Wednesday.
Khan's name came up after the Special Task Force of Kolkata Police, in conjunction with the narcotics phase of Detective Department, stopped a truck near Dock No. 12 in Kidderpore on Tuesday evening.
"We had a tip-off about a large consignment of illegal drugs reaching the city. So, we stopped the truck, seized around 550kg of ganja packed in 45 packets and arrested the driver and helper. The market value of the product is around Rs 40 lakhs," said a police officer.
The driving force, Harpreet Singh and helper Balvinder Singh, gave up the names of footballer Khan and Amit Roy, another receiver Hooghly. "We raided Khan's Tiljala home and picked him up in the early hours of Wednesday. He told us that he has been in this business for the last two years," said the officer.
The accused, Amjad Ali Khan, had played for a 12 months with East Bengal in 2002, represented Mohun Bagan for 3 months in 2003 sooner than enjoying ceaselessly for Mohammedan Sporting Club from 2004 to 2007. He was arrested from his Topsia home early on Wednesday.
Khan's name came up after the Special Task Force of Kolkata Police, in conjunction with the narcotics phase of Detective Department, stopped a truck near Dock No. 12 in Kidderpore on Tuesday evening.
"We had a tip-off about a large consignment of illegal drugs reaching the city. So, we stopped the truck, seized around 550kg of ganja packed in 45 packets and arrested the driver and helper. The market value of the product is around Rs 40 lakhs," said a police officer.
The driving force, Harpreet Singh and helper Balvinder Singh, gave up the names of footballer Khan and Amit Roy, another receiver Hooghly. "We raided Khan's Tiljala home and picked him up in the early hours of Wednesday. He told us that he has been in this business for the last two years," said the officer.
Ex-footballer held with 550kg ganja
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