Two held for attempting to sell drugs worth Rs. 100cr
Two persons were arrested in Delhi for allegedly attempting to supply drugs worth more than Rs. 100 crore in the international market, police said yesterday. The accused have been identified as Sayeed Khan (62), a resident of Devas, Madhya Pradesh, and Ghanshyam (46), a resident of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. Khan used to transport heroin concealed in tea packets coming from Assam, they added.
Police nabbed Khan with 25kg of fine-quality heroin
On October 14, the police had received information that Khan would come near a CNG pump to supply a huge consignment of drugs to one of his Delhi-based contacts. At around 1 pm, a trap was laid and Khan, who came in a truck, was apprehended with 25kg of fine-quality heroin, worth over Rs. 100cr in the international market, were recovered from the truck.
Based on Khan's revelations, the gang's kingpin was arrested
During interrogation, Khan revealed that the heroin was delivered to him by one Zameer, a resident of Manipur, on the directions of Ghanshyam and Raju, residents of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. Later, a team was sent to Mandsaur and Ghanshyam was apprehended. Ghanshyam, the kingpin, revealed that he, along with Nilesh Alotiya and others, used to finance the consignment of heroin from north-eastern states.
Gang is an inter-state emerging drugs supplier in Indian subcontinent
The accused disclosed the suppliers used to collect raw material from the hilly areas adjoining the Manipur-Myanmar border to prepare heroin. Khan said he used to go to the remote areas of Manipur and Assam to receive the heroin consignments from Zameer. According to police, this is a "Golden Triangle" (Myanmar, Laos, Thailand) based inter-state gang, an emerging drugs supplier in the Indian subcontinent.
Separately, 24-year-old man arrested with 5kg of Ganja
In another incident, a 24-year-old alleged Ganja supplier was arrested from Delhi's Uttam Nagar area. The accused was identified as Bharat Kumar. At around 12:10 am on the intervening night of October 10 and 11, a police team was patrolling in the area when it spotted him with a bag. On the basis of suspicion, the police apprehended him and recovered 5kg of Ganja.
