Gang supplying heroin to youth busted, 1 held

A gang supplying heroin to youngsters has been busted with the arrest of a 24-year-old man who allegedly provided the drug in Seemapuri area of Shahdara in the city, police said today.
Police has also recovered 273.45 grams of heroin (smack) worth Rs 7.5 lakh in the international market from the possession of the accused.
On February 11, while patrolling, a police team caught some drug addicts who were minors around 8 AM, Shahdara DCP Nupur Prasad said.
The minors told the police that a person would come to A-Block Park, 70-feet road, New Seemapuri to supply heroin to some of his agents, she said.

A trap was laid by a team led by ACP (Seemapuri) Hareshwar V Swami, and the accused Munna was apprehended and the heroin was recovered from him, she added.
During interrogation, he told police that he operates a gang of heroin suppliers.

Munna, along with his associates, used to purchase the heroin (smack) from Loni, Ghaziabad, and further supply it in small packets to teenagers at various parks in and around the area of UP border, Prasad said.
His associates have been identified as Salman, Sonu and Pampu. He said that they had been running this business for the last six months, even though it is suspected that the drug trade was functioning from a longer time.

The gang used to sell 2,000 packets of the contraband in a single day.
"It has been learnt that Salman and Sonu supply the heroin that they procure from Bareilly in UP to drug peddlers.
"There are two groups that are working in new and old Seemapuri areas. Munna, who is also the step-brother of Sonu, was operating in the new Seemapuri area," the officer said.
In one day, they used to sell 2,000 packets of heroin and each packet costs Rs 300, she said.
In one month, they made Rs 1.5 crore from selling heroin packets. It has been found that they were selling heroin packets to almost 4,000-5,000 boys, she added.

Police has found 18 boys, who were addicted to heroin.
Out of these, three are minors and and they were presented before the CWC and their statements recorded. On the basis of their statements, a case under section 77 of the Juvenile Justice) Act and section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Acts has been registered, Prasad said.
Fifteen others who have been rescued were also involved in robberies and snatching to fund their drug addiction. They are currently at a drug-rehabilitation centre, she said.
Munna was referred to as the 'bank' among those who knew him. Their phone conversations were limited to a few words.

Efforts are being made to nab Sonu, Salman and their other associates, the DCP said.