Delhi Police seizes 350 kg heroin worth ₹2,500 crore; 4 arrested

New Delhi: In a major drug bust in the national capital, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police has seized over 350-kg of heroin worth Rs 2,500 cr. The Delhi Police have also arrested four accused in connection with the drug racket. 

"It's a major achievement in our effort against international drug traffickers. We have seized 354 kgs. One of the four arrested accused is an Afghan national. One of from Punjab and one from Kashmir," the Delhi Police said. 

"It was supplied in the legitimate export material from Afganistan through Iran port and then sent to Mumbai. They have also made a make-shift factory in MP. Their Faridabad location was also busted," said Neeraj Thakur, Special CP, Special Cell.

Last month, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) busted a drug racket operated through the darknet and online pharmacies.

The operation resulted in the arrest of eight persons and the seizure of 22 lakhs psychotropic tablets, 70,000 Codeine Based Cough Syrups (CBCS) and 245 Kg of psychotropic drugs.

The NCB had conducted raids in various parts of Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh  as part of its special drive against psychotropic drug trafficking. 

 The drug traffickers were getting orders through darknet market host, internet pharmacies and the same were delivered through the dedicated shippers to create anonymity between the receiver of the order and logistic persons.

The racket was busted following a specific input that a trafficking network was involved in the export of psychotropic drugs from India to other parts of the world. Few consignments were seized during the raids.