The police recovered 45 grams of meth, 2 laptops, and seven telephones throughout the raid. (Representational)
In an episode straight out of the long-lasting present ‘Breaking Bad’, a chemistry scholar discovered himself within the position of real-life Walter White, employed to fabricate meth by a drug syndicate in Chennai. The group had arrange a secret laboratory within the metropolis to supply the extremely addictive drug. However, their plans had been foiled when the Chennai police busted their operations resulting in the arrest of seven individuals.
Among these arrested are 5 engineering graduates and a postgraduate scholar of Chemistry learning at a prestigious faculty in Chennai. He was additionally a gold medallist in his Bachelor of Science course at one other establishment.
The group of younger graduates began drug peddling by promoting small portions of methamphetamine procured from a person referred to as Arun Kumar, who has an assault case registered in opposition to him. Later, the thought of producing the drug themselves struck them and so they introduced the chemistry scholar into the image. They then procured required chemical substances for the manufacturing.
One of these arrested advised his mother and father he was opening a restaurant and took some cash from them. “His mother and father had borrowed cash to assist him, considering he was aspiring to start out a enterprise,” mentioned a police officer.
When the police busted the group, they raided their laboratory and recovered 245 grams of methamphetamine, 2 laptops, and seven cell phones. The probe led to the arrest of the seven males, together with the engineering graduates and the chemistry scholar. The police at the moment are searching for two extra males, Arun Kumar and Karthik, who’re believed to be concerned within the drug commerce.
As a part of the continuing marketing campaign in opposition to narcotics, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin right this moment urged younger individuals to avoid medication.