The officials said the seized contraband drugs were purchased from Manipur. (Representative)
New Delhi:
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested four men and claimed to have busted an inter-state drug cartel with the recovery of 15 kg of heroin worth over Rs 80 crore, officials said on Tuesday.
The suspects were identified as Dilli Ram (31), Prakash Poudyel (30), Arjun (27), all residents of Manipur, and Sanjay Kumar Saha (53), a resident of West Bengal.
The officials said the seized contraband drugs were purchased from Manipur.
Poudyel, Ram and Arjun have been involved in illegal drug trafficking for the past three years, they said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Amit Kaushik said a team was working on intelligence that an inter-state drug cartel is operating in the states of Manipur, Assam and West Bengal, and in the Union Territory of Delhi.
On March 21, a tip-off was received that members of a gang had picked up a large consignment of heroin from Manipur, Kaushik said.
It was also revealed that they would deliver this consignment of heroin to their Delhi-based contacts near Rajghat Bus Depot towards Kashmiri Gate on March 21 between 2.15 and 3 pm, he added.
“Accordingly, a trap was laid and Poudyel, Ram and Arjun were arrested,” the DCP said.
A total of 15 kg of heroin was recovered from their possession,” Mr Kaushik said, adding that Saha was also arrested from West Bengal on their initiative.
When interrogated, all the suspects disclosed that they are members of a drug syndicate involved in drug trafficking from the cross-border side of Myanmar to different parts of India, the DCP said.
“Further interrogations of arrested drug suppliers are underway to identify their remaining associates and syndicate members,” he added.
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