In a field day for its sleuths, the Delhi Police has arrested three persons and has recovered over 50 kilograms (kgs) of drugs including Marijuana and Hashish from their possession.
In the first incident, the Anti-Narcotics Squad of Dwarka district arrested Mumbai based Mohd Mehfooz Alam (35) who is part of a inter-state narcotic drugs cartel engaged in supplying drugs in Delhi, Mumbai and Goa.
“Alam was arrested when he was waiting in Mohan Garden of Dwarka district for handing over the consignment on instructions of his handler in Mumbai. From his possession 3.1 kgs of Charas (Hashish) worth over Rs 35 lakh was recovered,” said Anto Alphonse, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dwarka district.
“During interrogation it was revealed that Alam works as a drugs carrier and on the instructions of his handlers he went to Kullu and procured the contraband,” DCP added.
While in two other incidents the South-East district police have nabbed two drug peddlers and recovered 47 kgs of Marijuana (Ganja).
The Hazrat Nizamuddin police station sleuths busted an inter-state narcotics supply racket with the arrest of Mohammad Mintoo (25), a native of North 24 Pargana, West Bengal and 26 kgs of Ganja has been seized from his possession.
“Mintoo used to supply drugs in a car on the instructions of his handler in Delhi. He used to put the drugs in a suitcase to dodge the police, said Chinmoy Biswal, the DCP, South East district.
“Police have also arrested another drug peddler identified as Mohammad Mansoor (22), who used to transport, “Marijuana” by train from remote parts of Jharkhand-Odisha Border to Delhi NCR,” said the DCP.
Mansoor was going to Faridabad to supply ganja but was apprehended by police team at Ring Road. With the arrest of Mansoor, who is a native of Kishan Ganj, Bihar police have busted another gang involved in drug peddling. Police have also seized 21 kgs of Ganja from the possession of the accused.
“Last year he met a drug-peddler during a train journey and in last six months, Mansoor had visited Odisha and Jharkhand around 10-15 times,” said the DCP.