In a drug haul, the Delhi police Special Cell busted an inter-State drug racket and recovered 3 kg of heroin. DCP Special Cell, Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said, “With the arrest of two men, the Special Staff has busted a drug syndicate who indulged in drug peddling. Heroin used to be transported from Jharkhand and West Bengal to New Delhi and nearby cities via remote parts of Bihar (Bareilly)”. The arrested accused had been identified as Asiq Ali (36) and Savej (20), both residents of Uttar Pradesh.
Police said that in the light of the rampant drug abuse, police started keeping surveillance on the drug peddlers.
A team lead by ACP Pankaj Sood got a tip-off about a notorious drug peddler gang who are opening supply chain of huge quantity of Heroin in Delhi-NCR. Acting on the tip-off, the team conducted raid and arrested the duo.