Delhi Police have arrested two persons with four kilogram of heroin, worth Rs 16 crore in the international market, that was smuggled from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell, Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, said the two accused — Darbara Singh alias Billa (48) and his nephew Ajay alias Sandeep Singh(19) — were arrested from near VV DAV School, Uttam Nagar in west Delhi, police said.
“On May 1, information was received that the duo would receive huge consignments of heroin. A trap was laid and the accused were nabbed while they were in a car,” said the DCP.
Three kilograms of heroin was seized from Singh while one kilogram was seized from Ajay. One Alto car with a Punjab registration number and three mobile phones have also been seized.
For the last three-four months, the Special Cell sleuths were working on information about an international narcotic drug cartel that is active in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, and Haryana, he said.
The heroin, that is supplied to these places is smuggle from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The arrested accused were supplied heroin by a man residing in Uttam Nagar. It has emerged that couriers from Afghanistan and Pakistan used to bring heroin in their stomachs by having capsules of heroin, said the officer.
These carriers used to hand over the heroin to suppliers in Delhi and it was further supplied to drug dealers in UP, Punjab and Haryana.
The suppliers also used to send consignments of heroin to other countries including England, France, Canada and South Africa through courier companies and other modes, he added.