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Rohini Drug Delivery Leads Police to Lucknow Heroin Unit
Delhi Police stopped a car in Rohini on September 16.
Police said Laxman Hooda was in the car and was carrying 300 grams of heroin to deliver to someone.
Officers said they had been told about the delivery beforehand.
They also found ₹3 lakh in cash and seized the car.
Police followed the supply chain from that delivery to a drug-making unit in Lucknow.
On Sunday, they seized heroin there that they said was worth around ₹50 crore.
Delhi Police intercepted a drug delivery in Rohini on September 16.
Police said 58-year-old Laxman Hooda was carrying 300 grams of heroin in a white SUV.
Officers said they had received a tip-off and were waiting for Hooda.
Police recovered ₹3 lakh in cash and seized the Grand Vitara SUV.
The investigation led police to a drug manufacturing unit in Lucknow, where heroin worth around ₹50 crore was seized on Sunday.
- Who
- Delhi Police; 58-year-old Laxman Hooda was detained during the delivery interception.
- What
- Police intercepted a heroin delivery and later seized heroin worth around ₹50 crore from a manufacturing unit.
- Where
- The delivery was stopped in Sector 32, Begumpur, Rohini, Delhi; the manufacturing unit was in Lucknow.
- When
- The delivery was intercepted on September 16; the Lucknow seizure took place on Sunday.
- Why
- Police said a tip-off led them to the delivery, and the resulting supply-chain investigation led to the Lucknow unit.
Key facts
- Delivery interception
- Night of September 16
- Interception location
- Sector 32, Begumpur, Rohini, Delhi
- Suspect
- Laxman Hooda, 58
- Heroin found in SUV
- 300 grams
- Cash recovered
- ₹3 lakh
- Later seizure
- Heroin worth around ₹50 crore
- Later seizure location
- A drug manufacturing unit in Lucknow
Quotes
Shashank Jaiswal
Deputy Commissioner of Police who described the recovery from Hooda’s car.
“300 grams of Heroin and ₹3 lakh cash were recovered from his Grand Vitara car, which was also seized.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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