New Delhi: The Delhi police’s special cell recovered a huge haul of heroin worth Rs 125 crore. The team has arrested four members of a gang that operated internationally. Among the four are a Nigerian national and two Afghans, DCP (special cell) P.S. Kushwah said.
The special cell was working on information that some persons from Kashmir have been visiting Delhi and supplying consignments of heroin to people of Afghan origin. The information disclosed that these consignments were further routed through some Nigerian and Afghan nationals.
Based on specific input, a special police team caught a Srinagar resident, Jehangir Ahmad, from Paschim Vihar area and recovered 11 kg heroin from him on March 26. During interrogation, he disclosed that one Kashmiri gave him the contraband and it was to be delivered to an Afghan citizen, Gorbachan Singh, who had been living in Delhi for the past one year.
On March 29, Gorbac-han was caught from Vikas Puri and 1 kg her-oin was recovered from his possession. Another accused, Mumtaj, was arrested on March 31.
His passport details showed that he had travelled to Pakistan before coming to India.
