4 held for drug trafficking, drugs worth Rs 1 cr recovered

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : May 29 2017 | 10:28 PM IST
Police have arrested four persons, including a Nigerian national, for their alleged involvement in two separate cases of drug trafficking, and recovered drugs worth Rs one crore.
The Crime Branch has busted two networks of drug peddlers supplying narcotic drugs in Delhi and Punjab, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajesh Deo.
On May 24, police received information about a man engaged in supply of heroin in Punjab and Delhi coming to Mata Chanan Devi Hospital, Janakpuri.
The accused, Brijesh Kumar Garg, was supposed to receive a huge consignment of heroin from an African national Ejime David.
A trap was laid and Garg and David were arrested. Police recovered 260 grams of heroin from the duo.
During interrogation, it was found that the heroin supply network was being operated from Punjab, said the officer.
In another case, two men Hemraj and his associate Nitu were arrested on May 25 near Guru Nanaksar Gurdwara and 700 grams of heroin was recovered from them.
During interrogation, the accused told police that they worked for a man by the name of "Shera of Punjab".
They revealed that the recovered contraband was procured from one 'Bhaijaan' of Faridpur, Bareilly in UP, who was in regular contact with Shera.
The accused used to travel by roadways buses plying between Delhi and Bareilly to avoid police raids.

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First Published: May 29 2017 | 10:28 PM IST

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