Delhi Police Special Cell have busted a Delhi based Inter-State narcotic drug cartel that used to supply drugs in the national Capital and its adjoining areas for the past 15 years. Police on Wednesday said that they have recovered 5.1 kgs of high grade heroin and the seized consignment is worth more than Rs 20 crores in the international market.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, said that an information was received that Delhi based Rajesh Kumar (39) who works as a carrier and smuggles heroin to the Capital for Deepak (35) and Neeraj (29). The accused has procured big consignment of heroin from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.
"The sleuths of Special Cell were working on the information that a Delhi based drug cartel is indulging in procuring drugs in bulk quantity from Manipur which is brought to Delhi via different routes including Bareilly, UP. This drug cartel then used to supply the drugs in small quantities to other Delhi based suppliers/peddlers,” Yadav said
It was further ascertained that part of the consignment was to be delivered to Deepak. A trap was laid at vantage points near Vivekanand College, Delhi where Rajesh arrived in a Santro car. He was then nabbed and 1.5 kg heroin was recovered from him. Search of the Santro Car led to the recovery of another 1.5 kgs of high grade heroin. Kingpin Deepak was nabbed from near Cross River Mall in Surajmal Vihar on Monday and 2 kgs heroin was recovered from him. Neeraj was also arrested the same day from near Ganda Nala, Vijay Vihar. Another 100 gms of fine quality heroin was recovered from him, the DCP said.
This gang is settled and operates in different parts of Delhi including areas of Jwala Nagar, Kasturba Nagar, Nand Nagari, Mangolpuri, Sultanpuri, Indrapuri and Andha Mugal area of Delhi, the DCP added.
The police have also seized a car, a scooter and mobile phone handsets with SIM cards, allegedly used in drug trafficking from the possession of the accused persons, Yadav said.