Indian police mentioned that they had charged senior executives of Amazon.com’s native unit below narcotics legal guidelines in a case of alleged marijuana smuggling by way of the online retailer.
Police within the central Madhya Pradesh state arrested two males with 20 kg of marijuana on Nov. 14 and located they had been utilizing the Amazon India web site to order and additional smuggle the substance within the guise of stevia leaves, a pure sweetener, to different Indian states.
State police mentioned in a press release that govt administrators of Amazon India had been being named as accused below the Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Substances Act on account of variations in solutions in paperwork supplied by the corporate in response to police questions and information unearthed by dialogue.
Police didn’t disclose what number of executives had been charged.
The police, who had beforehand summoned and spoken to Amazon executives within the case, estimate that about 1,000 kg of marijuana, price roughly $148,000, was bought by way of Amazon.
Amazon mentioned in a press release that it doesn’t permit the itemizing and sale of legally prohibited merchandise, including that it takes strict motion in opposition to sellers in case of any contravention.
“The difficulty was notified to us and we’re at present investigating it,” Amazon mentioned of the alleged marijuana smuggling.
Indian authorities have in recent times intensified their efforts to crack down on illicit medicine. Many high-profile Indian actors and TV personalities have been below scrutiny from narcotics officers since final 12 months.
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