Two drugs peddlers, including an Afghan National, have been arrested in two separate raids conducted by the sleuths of the Delhi Police in Delhi’s South-East area. Police have also recovered around 3 kilogram (kgs) of heroin, worth Rs 12 crore and 47.5 grams of smack from the possession of the duo.
The accused have been identified as Mohammadi Roohullah (30), a resident of Afghanistan and Gautam Pal alias Babu (25) a resident of Delhi’s Taimur Nagar area. Police said that the duo was playing key role in supplying and transporting narcotics substance in national Capital and its peripherals.
According to Kumar Gyanesh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South-East district, in first raid, on July 2, acting on specific inputs Mohammadi Roohullah was nabbed from Lajpat nagar area.
“Police also recovered 2.97 kgs of heroin from his possession. Subsequently, a case under section 21 of NDPS act was registered and DCP.
“During interrogation, the accused revealed that few months ago, he met two persons Habibi Shahabuddin and Sultani Khan at his native place in Afghanistan. They both were involved in smuggling of narcotics and offered Roohullah to smuggle drugs capsules from Afghanistan by swallowing them and expel on reaching to the destination in India,” said the Additional DCP.
“In order to earn quick money, accused Roohullah agreed to smuggle the drugs consignment and was promised 2,000 United States Dollars (USD) for this consignment. After safe reaching his destination at Lajpat Nagar, accused expelled the drugs capsules through anal route,” said the Additional DCP adding that the drug consignment seized by police was scheduled for private parties at Lucknow and Punjab and was waiting at his residence at Lajpat Nagar for the unknown receivers to collect the consignment.
In another raid, the Delhi Police has arrested a 25 year-old notorious drug peddler for allegedly supplying drugs in Delhi NCR. The accused indentified as Gautam Pal was arrested near Modi Mill flyover during vehicle checking in the area. Police said that they have recovered 47.5 grams of smack from the possession of the accused.
“During interrogation, the accused revealed that he used to purchase smack at cheap price from drug-suppliers and further used to supply them to drug-peddlers of Delhi-NCR at higher price. He further disclosed that 3-4 years ago, he came into contact of drug dealers and started selling drugs in small packets in Taimoor Nagar area,” said the Additional DCP adding that further investigation is going on.
Earlier this month, the sleuths of Special Cell in two separate raids have arrested five Afghan Nationals and police have also recovered around 330 kgs of Afghan Heroin which they had smuggled in country through various routes including Wagah Border and sea coastlines.