Bhind: The police in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district have named Amazon India and its executive directors as accused in a case of alleged online marijuana supply through the portal. As per a press release from the police, Suraj and Mukul, 2 accused in the case had made a fake company named Babu Tex and used the Amazon portal to sell marijuana from Visakhapatnam to various parts of the country. A case under section 38 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against executive directors of Amazon India which operates as ASSL in the country. Bhind police arrested four members of the gang who had registered their company as a seller of stevia leaves but supplied marijuana to selected customers. The accused had supplied at least 1,000kg of marijuana from Visakhapatnam,” said the SP,” Bhind superintendent of police Manoj Kumar Singh said.
“In view of similarities between the facts revealed in investigation and answers provided by Amazon via documents, the Executive Directors of Amazon India has been made the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS),” the release added. The SP said that during the investigation, they found that the Amazon director was involved in supporting the accused logistically. “The executive director has been booked on the basis of documents provided by Amazon for allowing a seller to supply marijuana in different parts of the country, “Singh said.
In a statement, an Amazon spokesperson said: “Amazon operates a marketplace in India, which enables third-party sellers to display, list and offer for sale, products to end-customers directly. We do not allow the listing and sale of products that are prohibited under law to be sold in India. However, in the case of sellers listing such products, as an intermediary, we take strict action as may be required under the law when the same is highlighted to us. The issue was notified to us and we are currently investigating it.”