NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has busted an interstate narcotics syndicate, arresting nine people—including two women—and seizing 1,568 grams of heroin & 506 grams of crude opium worth around Rs16 crore, an official said on Friday.
The trafficking networ spreads from Myanmar through Manipur and Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. A bike and a car allegedly used for transporting narcotics were also seized.
“The probe began after the arrest of Sameer Ahmed, 21, and Ashish Soni, 29, on April 17, with 300 grams of heroin. A team later arrested Manoj Soni alias Vicky, identified as the source supplier to the duo,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Northern Range) Vijay Singh revealed.
During the interrogation, Soni shared details about other members of the supply chain, following which police raided Tilak Nagar on April 21 and arrested Sandhya (30) with around 278 grams of heroin.
Police said Sandhya was allegedly part of a family-based drug trafficking syndicate. Her husband, identified as Vicky alias Aakash, is currently lodged in jail in an NDPS case and has previous criminal involvement, while her mother-in-law is also in jail in a narcotics case, police stated.
“Further investigation led police teams to Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, where Mehnaz alias Bezi (51), was arrested on May 7 with 58 grams of heroin. She was allegedly an active supplier in the Bareilly region and had previous involvement in two NDPS cases,” the officer said.