The Bhutanese Leading the way.
Around two months ago, a Bhutanese man claiming to be a tour operator was caught by the Royal Bhutan Police at the Phuenthsoling gate trying to smuggle in 47,000 capsules of SP plus hidden in various compartments of a white GWM Tank SUV.
The driver who was driving the car was also Bhutanese and the son of the owner of the Tank that had been leased.
It appears the ‘tour operator’ had been smuggling for a while and so his confidence level had gone up enough to carry large amounts blatantly.
As a result, the drugs were kept in the gear box, under the seats, inside the spare tyre and also in the trunk area among other places.
The person had procured the drugs in a place before Siliguri.
The police have an anti-drugs operation task force that keeps a special eye along the borders areas where these drugs get smuggled in. It appears the police had information on the smuggler.
The smuggler is under trial for drug smuggling and the driver for aiding and abetting. There was no link found between the Tank owner and the smuggling, and so he was not charged.
