3 held with Rs 20 crore heroin, police say Maoist groups pushing drugs

Imphal | Thursday | 17th May, 2018

Summary:

Courier firms are being used to supply the heroin to foreign countries.Special Cell of Delhi Police seized 5kg heroin worth around Rs 20 crore from three traffickers. “On May 15, we got a tip-off that three key members of the inter-state drug cartel would come to Shalimar Bagh to supply heroin. NEW DELHI: Maoist groups from Jharkhand and extremists in Manipur have been found flooding the capital with huge quantity of heroin, which is also being supplied to Punjab and abroad. A trap was laid and the trio was arrested,” Yadav said.Irshad and Shakeel are cousins and procured heroin from one Sharvan in Jharkhand. The change in route has happened in the wake of a major crackdown on cross-border drug cartels..