Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s anti-terrorism (ATS) forces, the narcotics control bureau and local police investigated various recent drug seizures have found that mafia drugs operating from Iran, Pakistan, Nigeria and South Africa use virtual numbers through dark web to communicate and Thus avoid detection.
Gujarat ATS recently confiscated around 30kg of heroin and arrested seven people from Iran sent by three drug rulers, including two of Iran and one from Pakistan.
In the middle sea operation on September 18, ATS officers have found criminals using Thuraya and satellite phones to communicate under the sea.
“Apart from that, they should use virtual numbers after landing in Maharashtra or Gujarat.
Narcotics Mafia wants to send heroin to Punjab.
After landing in India, all of their communication should take place using a dark virtual number and web,” said an ATS officer.
In the first week of September, NCB had captured drug vendors from Zambia with 2kg cocaine from city airports, and then drug vendors from Nigeria were also held.
These people use virtual numbers so they cannot be traced, and their location remains inaccessible, said an agency officer.
The officer said, “We are not worried about the use of those who are dark but the drug network they put in the community.”