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New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) In a major crackdown on interstate drug trafficking, the Delhi Police Special Cell has dismantled a high-value narcotics syndicate operating in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Officials gave this information on Wednesday.
Four prominent members of African origin have been arrested, and a mobile drug manufacturing laboratory has been busted, one of the biggest seizures of the year.
The recovered drugs – which include 20.146 kg of methamphetamine and 700 narcotic pills – are worth more than Rs 100 crore in the international market.
The operation was led by Inspectors Ranjit Singh and Sanjeev Kumar under the supervision of ACP Neeraj Kumar.
Acting on specific intelligence received on November 1, a trap was laid near Dhaula Kuan bus stand. Around midnight, the first accused – Ezebueni Esther Osita alias Ella – was stopped with a red trolley bag containing 17.146 kg of methamphetamine and 700 drug pills.
He revealed a large network operating from Delhi and supplying drugs to Bengaluru and Mumbai.
His input led to the arrest of Charles Chimuanya Eberonwu alias Amorka from Chander Vihar on November 5 with an additional 3 kilograms of methamphetamine.
During the raid, the police uncovered a mobile drug manufacturing facility running in a rented premises in Nilothi Extension, equipped with precursor chemicals, solvents and laboratory equipment.
“During the raid, a mobile drug manufacturing facility was detected at Tech Chand Colony, Nilothi Extension. This laboratory had several equipments along with some precursors, calcium chloride, methanol, colored and transparent liquid chemicals and solvents,” the Special Cell said in its press note.
Further investigation resulted in the arrest of Chinoy Emmanuel, who allegedly assisted in the production of methamphetamine, and Bengaluru-based distributor Daira Idris alias White Money.
Idris allegedly received consignments from Delhi through courier carriers and sold them locally, and sent the proceeds abroad through informal channels.
Preliminary investigation indicated that the syndicate had been active for at least three years using female carriers, secret bag cavities, long distance trains and interstate transit points to evade law enforcement.
The Special Cell said all four accused were found to be staying in India without valid travel documents, leading to charges under the Foreigners Act and the Indian Justice Code.
The Special Cell is now working to identify more members of the cartel and unearth financial clues related to the operation.
DCP Aalap Patel said, “Further, efforts are being made to identify and arrest the remaining members of the drug cartel.”
–IANS
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