An Inter-State narcotic drugs cartel has been busted with the arrest of two members, who were caught trying to deliver 20 kgs of high quality heroin worth Rs 80 crore in the international market. The accused people working under one Rafequat were arrested from the Golf Course gate in Bhalaswa by the team from Delhi Police’s Special Cell (Northern Range).
According to the Special Cell of Northern Range, officers got tipoff about the drug mafia of Fatehganj, Uttar Pradesh one Rafequat coming to the area. He, along with his other active partners, procured contraband drugs from Najael Haque from West Bengal and transported them to Delhi and UP through his dedicated carriers.
“Information was received on October 1 last that two members of the cartel were planning to supply heroin on the direction of Rafequat,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav stated.
“Accordingly, a raiding party was constituted and at about 2.15 pm, a vehicle came from Ring Road and stopped near Golf Course gate. One person was identified as Shahid and the other was identified as Irfan by the informer.
They were arrested and checked and 20 kg fine heroin were recovered from their back pack and from a cavity in the tool box of the vehicle,” DCP said.
“During interrogation, Irfan (36) disclosed that after joining Rafequat, on four previous occasions he collected drug consignments from Rafequat’s contact Najeal Haque at Malda, West Bengal and on two occasions, the consignments were further delivered by him in Delhi,” the DCP stated in the official release.
“Shahid also revealed the modus operandi of kingpin Rafequat and his source of supply at Malda. He revealed that he used to hand over a locked bag which contained huge money, which is kept inside a cavity created in the cabin of the vehicle and another lock is put on the cavity. The carrier would hand this bag to the source at Malda and within few minutes, the source at Malda would pack the bag with drugs consignment, after taking money from the bag, lock the same and handover the key bag to the carrier,” the DCP said.
“Both the accused persons are on ten days police custody remand to make sincere efforts to apprehend the kingpin, Refaquat and his source of supply at Malda. Further investigation of the case is in process,” the DCP added.