Chennai:, Nov. 29 -- In a major crackdown on synthetic drug trafficking by the Tamil Nadu police, local accused led them to nab a supplier from Mumbai's Dharavi that led to the arrest of foreign nationals, a 10-day operation in Delhi that unravelled connections from inside prison near Chennai revealing a sophisticated modus operandi involving an inter-state drug cartel controlled by foreign nationals.

They have been accused of supplying methamphetamine, MDMA, and cocaine amongst working professionals and college students here in the state. Drug peddlers from Tamil Nadu contacted a kingpin (Bende, who has now been arrested) of a drug cartel residing in Delhi after which payments were routed through bank accounts held by individuals in Wes...