Two persons, including a disc jockey, have been arrested for allegedly buying drugs on the dark web and selling them at rave parties in the National Capital Region, the police said on Monday.
DJ Kamal Kalra, a resident of Rohini, and Mahesh Goyal, a resident of Dwarka, were arrested last week.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) Rajesh Deo said the police received information about a gang involved in supply of party drugs. The information was developed and Mr. Kalra was arrested on October 29 from his residence.
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Pills seized
“About 100 pills of ecstasy, a psychotropic drug, weighing nearly 42 gm were seized,” Mr. Deo said.
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The DJ told the police during interrogation that he bought the pills from Mr. Goyal, who kept in touch with him via telephone. His call details were analysed to trace Mr. Goyal’s address and he was arrested. When the police asked how he procured the drugs, he revealed that he bought them online.
Mr. Goyal told the police that he bought drugs on the dark web, which is a World Wide Web content that can only be accessed using a special software.
“His interrogation revealed the presence of websites on the dark web where drugs are sold. Further, payments are made using bitcoins,” said a senior police officer.
Mr. Goyal also told the police that he learnt about the process at a party he had attended in Chennai. He made a purchase on his return to Delhi and received the drugs by post. He sold the drugs to Mr. Kalra, whom he had met at a party. The DJ, in turn, sold them at parties he attended.
Ministry informed
“The matter is being taken up with the Narcotics Control Bureau and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to ensure that such transactions rare curbed,” said Mr Deo.