Cops investigating the case of absconding Canadian drug dealer are expected to arrest some more people in coming days

Cops investigating the case of absconding Canadian drug dealer are expected to arrest some more people in coming days. Investigating officials have already arrested three persons including the mastermind in the case. The focus is now on Surat where escapee Xie Jeng Fang alias Richard had stayed for some time after fleeing from police custody in April.

"Investigations have revealed involvement of some more persons. We will arrest at least four persons in the case. All of them are from Surat. Many of them are instrumental in hiding Richard and helping him in logistics," said a senior police official.

The cops have learnt that Richard has bought a mobile phone while on run. They are now trying to get the mobile number and trace it. The cops, however, have no clue about the direction in which Richard had fled. Though rumours of Richard having fled towards Nepal are doing rounds, they have not made any special team to trace him. The cops got first breakthrough some days ago when they arrested Altaf Patel, who had helped Richard in hatching the plan to escape.

Patel, a history-sheeter, who is also accused of having killed a fashion model in 2003, was paid Rs five lakh to execute the plan. On April 28 this year, Richard, who was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in 2008 on Vadodara-Ahmedabad highway with 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, stimulant drug, fled on a motorbike from a tea-stall near SSG Hospital. Interrogation of Richard led NCB to Sakhi Organics in Savli where they found 110 kilograms of methamphetamine worth crores of rupees.

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