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Delhi Police Bust Interstate Heroin Network, Seize Drugs Worth Rs 50 Crore
Delhi Police say they have uncovered a network that moved and made heroin in Delhi-NCR and Uttar Pradesh.
Four people were arrested.
Police said they found 7.076 kilograms of heroin in total, valued at about Rs 50 crore in the international market.
A raid in Lucknow uncovered a place where heroin was allegedly being made.
Officers also seized chemicals and equipment they said were used in the process.
Police said two of the arrested men were linked to earlier drug cases.
Investigators are now trying to find more people and learn how the network got its supplies and money.
Delhi Police arrested four people over an alleged heroin supply and manufacturing network linking Delhi-NCR and Uttar Pradesh.
Police said they recovered 7.076 kg of heroin, estimated to be worth Rs 50 crore internationally.
A raid in Sita Colony, Lucknow, uncovered 6.275 kg of freshly manufactured heroin and materials and equipment allegedly used to make it.
Earlier seizures included 300 grams of heroin and Rs 3 lakh from Laxman Hooda, and 501 grams from Anil, police said.
Investigators say they are continuing to trace the network’s supply chain, financial links, sources of materials and other associates.
- Who
- Delhi Police and four arrested men: Laxman Hooda, Anil alias Bhola, Bablu, and Ruksar Ali alias Raju.
- What
- Police said they busted an alleged interstate heroin supply and manufacturing network, recovering 7.076 kg of heroin and materials and equipment linked to production.
- Where
- Begumpur and Delhi, and Sita Colony in Jankipuram, Lucknow; one suspect was arrested in Bareilly.
- When
- The operation began on September 16; arrests and raids followed, including a Lucknow raid on October 4. The year is not stated.
- Why
- Police said they were investigating narcotics movement and sought to identify the network’s supply chain, financial links, materials procurement and associates.
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Other perspective
Alleged network and arrests
Police account
Police say the four men had different roles in an interstate network involving supply, transport and heroin manufacturing.
Other perspective
The article provides no response or account from the arrested men or their representatives.
Evidence and investigation
Police account
Police describe the seizures of heroin, chemicals and equipment as a major breakthrough and say further investigation is underway.
Other perspective
The allegations and attributed claims have not been independently assessed in the article; the investigation is ongoing.
Key facts
- People arrested
- Four
- Total heroin recovered
- 7.076 kg
- Estimated international-market value
- Rs 50 crore
- Fresh heroin seized in Lucknow
- 6.275 kg
- Other heroin seizures
- 300 grams from Laxman Hooda; 501 grams from Anil
- Cash recovered
- Rs 3 lakh from Laxman Hooda
- Law cited
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act
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