Two drug syndicates were busted with the arrest of four alleged drug peddlers, including Afghan and Nigerian nationals, and recovery of a total four kilo heroin worth Rs 14.5 crore. In the first incident, the Special Cell of Delhi Police busted an interstate narcotics syndicate and arrested Murad (30) and Babu, alias Mantri (30), both residents of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. A total of 3 kilo heroin worth Rs 12 crore was recovered from the duo.
During interrogation, Babu allegedly disclosed that police that he has been supplying heroin in Delhi from Rampur (UP) for the past two years. He also disclosed that he was working as carrier of heroin as per directions of Murad, another resident of Rampur, UP. He also disclosed that it was Murad, who himself came to Delhi and handed over 2.5 kilo heroin to him and directed the same to be delivered to a receiver as per his directions. In pursuance of disclosure made by Babu, Murad was also traced and apprehended at 8.45 pm near Majar, Bhajanpura Chowk on the same day and 500 gm heroin was recovered at his instance, police said.
In the second operation, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police busted an international module of drug traffickers with the arrest of an Afghan and a Nigerian national and recovered 1 kilo heroin worth Rs 2.5crore from him. Information was received on Monday that an Afghan national would come with heroin, which he had procured from Afghanistan to deliver it to a Nigerian national at Mehrauli Badarpur Road, Delhi. “A trap was laid and Abdul Khalik, alias Abdul Malik (55), a resident of Afghanistan and Chidi Berr Nwayota, alias James (34), a resident of Nigeria were nabbed. Khalik was to deliver a consignment of heroin to James. The heroin when weighed was found to be 1 kilo,” said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand. During interrogation, Khalik allegedly told police that due to insurgency in Afghanistan suffered losses in his business. He came to India in March this year on medical visa for treatment of his eyes and resided in Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar.
In the beginning of June, another Afghan national Jumma Khan of Kandhar called him and said that he is sending a consignment of heroin and if he would have delivered the heroin to one of his contacts in Delhi, he would have got $500. Khalik received 1 kilo heroin from another Afghan national, police said.