It was on the night of January 8 this year that Excise officials nabbed a woman who turned out to be a peddler linked to a network, which went by the name Night Riders Task.
Though under the surveillance of the Excise for a while, it was the first arrest connected to the gang. Since then, 16 more persons have been arrested with varying quantities of synthetic drugs, and 13 cases have been registered. The latest being the arrest of two persons who were nabbed with 6.20 grams of MDMA from near Changampuzha Park around midnight last Sunday.
Night Riders Task undertakes the ‘task’ of supplying drugs, mainly MDMA, only during late nights and on premium motorcycles with fake number plates or without any number plate at all. The exchange of drugs takes place in a flash, and then they ride away at lightning speed determined to knock down anyone who dare to intercept them, making the task of enforcement officials highly risky.
