The Special Cell of the Delhi Police arrested three persons and claimed to have recovered heroin worth around Rs10 crore in the international market from their possession. The accused were arrested separately and a total of 3.6 kg of contraband was recovered from their possession.
Police said that the accused have been identified as Validad Khan alias Balidas (40), Mukesh alias Ajay (26) and Mohammed Yasin (57). "Yasin was allegedly involved in 17 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) cases and on the basis of the information received from the trio, several teams were sent to Bareilly and Madhya Pradesh to nab the remaining members of the gang," a senior police officer said.
Police said there was information about drug trafficking activities of all these accused persons.