Indian Army officer caught with narcotics at IGI aiport

[zaxcollix]

Because pseudo-ephedrine is a controlled substance, and the reason for that is that it is the chemical precursor in the manufacture of methamphetamine (crystal meth).

Its sold over the counter so apparently its not "controlled". Other "controlled" substances that are available over the counter are are Potassium permanganate, Acetone (nail polish remover), Hydrochloric acid (Toilet cleaner) etc..

Ammonium nitrate is used in many common fertilizers, but it is illegal to possess it on your person or to transport it or sell it, because in the right hands (or rather, wrong hands) it can be made into explosives. In other words, its use is strictly controlled, because of the potential illegal stuff that can be made from it. Same thing with pseudo-ephedrine.

There are more than 21,000 ammonium nitrate manufacturers in India. How controlled do you think it is ?

PS: It was made controlled only in 2011.

 

[asad71]

what are statistics for drug smuggling into BD from India

I have no statistics readily available. But the business is huge and lucrative. Indian Marwaris have set up a string of factories near our border all around with the connivance of BSF and Intel to manufacture Phensydyl and other drugs for pushing into BD. In all meetings between BGB and BSF we are submitting lists of these factories with locations, owners names, etc. And each time we are assured/ re-assured / re-re assured that action will be taken. But they never forget the teachings of The Arthasastra.

 

[janon]

Its sold over the counter so apparently its not "controlled". Other "controlled" substances that are available over the counter are are Potassium permanganate, Acetone (nail polish remover), Hydrochloric acid (Toilet cleaner) etc..




There are more than 21,000 ammonium nitrate manufacturers in India. How controlled do you think it is ?

PS: It was made controlled only in 2011.

What you buy as an over the counter med is not pure pseudo-ephedrine. Check out how much of that substance is actually in there. It would be a very tiny quantity, perhaps in milligrams (thousandth of a gram). So anybody carrying large quantities of pseu are not doing so for personal use as cough suppressants, the assumption (a very reasonable one) is that its intended purpose is to make crystal meth. He was probably carrying enough to make hundreds of bottles of cough syrup, but would be needed for producing even small quantities of crystal meth.

I have no statistics readily available. But the business is huge and lucrative. Indian Marwaris have set up a string of factories near our border all around with the connivance of BSF and Intel to manufacture Phensydyl and other drugs for pushing into BD. In all meetings between BGB and BSF we are submitting lists of these factories with locations, owners names, etc. And each time we are assured/ re-assured / re-re assured that action will be taken. But they never forget the teachings of The Arthasastra.

Your posts are really entertaining. They follow a predictable, but thoroughly enjoyable pattern - starts off funny, gets funnier and funnier, then climaxes with the punch line. In this case, the reference to the arthasastra was the icing on the cake - my mind went from images of policemen (that's all the BSF are, although they seem like a mighty army to you bangladeshis) and scheming marwaris doing a joint smuggling op, to passages in Sanskrit in the arthasastra detailing how to manufacture and smuggle pseudo-ephedrine. Psudo-ephedrine sutra, must have been the title of the chapter.

 

[Spring Onion]

Its sold over the counter so apparently its not "controlled". Other "controlled" substances that are available over the counter are are Potassium permanganate, Acetone (nail polish remover), Hydrochloric acid (Toilet cleaner) etc..

Why Acetone?

 

[zaxcollix]

What you buy as an over the counter med is not pure pseudo-ephedrine. Check out how much of that substance is actually in there. It would be a very tiny quantity, perhaps in milligrams (thousandth of a gram). So anybody carrying large quantities of pseu are not doing so for personal use as cough suppressants, the assumption (a very reasonable one) is that its intended purpose is to make crystal meth. He was probably carrying enough to make hundreds of bottles of cough syrup, but would be needed for producing even small quantities of crystal meth.

Sulfate or HCL of pseudoephedrine is available as a single ingredient. They are quite popular as Nasal decongestant and cough suppressant. Since men carry a dick we can make a 'reasonable assumption' that given a chance they might rape someone.......If women dress provocatively she might be a #hore....we could arrest them as suspects on 'reasonable assumption'.

Why Acetone?

They can also be used to make crystal meth !

 

[fast]

the news said "
The value of the recovered drugs is Rs. 68 Lakhs in Indian market and Rs. 4.08 crores in International market"

how can this be expensive in International market?

Cause it's generic - India's ripoff version of the original drug.

 

[Spring Onion]

Cause it's generic - India's ripoff version of the original drug.

if its ripoff version even then how can it draw more bucks at international market than local ?

 

[fast]

if its ripoff version even then how can it draw more bucks at international market than local ?

India charges export tax.

 

[Mech]

if its ripoff version even then how can it draw more bucks at international market than local ?

Because Indian drugs get marked up much higher than in India but significantly lower than what's available in the target markets ; USA, EU, Middle east and Russia.

What costs 80 rupees per 10 tablets become $15 in the US. Mostly sourced through online pharmaceutical agencies and Indian subsidiaries.

 

[zaxcollix]

India charges export tax.

There is no "export tax" mr. american (fake or otherwise), however the "free world" does levy an "import tax".

 

[janon]

Sulfate or HCL of pseudoephedrine is available as a single ingredient. They are quite popular as Nasal decongestant and cough suppressant. Since men carry a dick we can make a 'reasonable assumption' that given a chance they might rape someone.......If women dress provocatively she might be a #hore....we could arrest them as suspects on 'reasonable assumption'.

Well I tried my best to explain it. Now you are just being argumentative for the sake of it. If you really want to know more about controlled substances act, and the international laws regarding it, read them up. Also check out why some substances are considered schedule 1, some schedule 2 etc and so on, what that means in the implementation of laws, what restrictions that places on its possession, what are the assumptions behind each classification etc. If you want to believe that your analogy is a reasonable one, well - what can I say?

Actually, since I have time on the hands, I'll explain the obvious - every man has a dick, but every man doesn't go about carrying large quantities of pseudoephedrine. Hence one is a reasonable assumption, one is BS. In other words, your analogy is flawed.

 

[Norboo]

@To the OP:

Before getting an orgasm because some wayward IA jawan was caught with some drugs, you should be aware of the millions of dollars of drugs being peddled by agents of the ISI and CIA from Afghanistan for funding their projects - the ISI for helping finance the Taliban and other terror groups like the LeT and JeM with drug money, and the CIA for financing their top secret black projects (Which include the 'color revolutions in the CIS republics and now the Middle East).

These are facts based on extensive research by intel agencies. In fact it's an open secret now!

So keep your winter dancing in check. Yours is a clear case of a pot calling the kettle black!!

 

[zaxcollix]

The example was to show "reasonable assumption" is not reasonable. Too bad you did not get it.

Term "Narcotic" is usually used for opiates.

The officer was carrying large quantities of generic medicines for treating cold, to a hilly region during winter, and suddenly for the uninformed (practically whole of India/World) he is labeled as a drug courier. I guess he guilty until proven innocent.

 

[scholseys]

Ephedrine is also used for bodybuilding and other sports. Its. Considered doping though. The best mixture of fat burning stack is called ECA stack (ephedrine. Caffeine and an advil)

 

[LaBong]

They should legalize weed, it's far less addictive and does far less harm than tobacco.