Family-run interstate heroin racket busted in Delhi, drugs worth Rs 5 crore seized

Delhi Police arrested six people while dismantling an family-run interstate heroin network. The operation marked the first case registered by the newly notified anti-narcotics police station.

In Short

• Police recovered cash, five mobile phones and multiple vehicles during raids
• Initial interception followed intelligence about two-wheelers travelling towards Khajuri Khas
• More than two kilograms were found inside Vishal Divakar's backpack

Delhi Police have busted an interstate heroin trafficking network run by members of a family, arresting six people and seizing 2.25 kg of heroin worth about Rs 5 crore, news agency Press Trust of India reported.

The police also seized Rs 73,400 in cash, two Mahindra Thar SUVs, two motorcycles, a scooter and five mobile phones during the operation. Efforts are under way to arrest the remaining suppliers and associates, trace the money trail and dismantle the network.

The operation began on September 11 after the police received information that Rohit Divakar, his wife and his brother were transporting heroin on two-wheelers from Signature Bridge towards Khajuri Khas.

The three were intercepted on Wazirabad Road, where more than 2 kg of heroin was found in a backpack carried by Rohit's brother, Vishal Divakar, the police told PTI.

A case was subsequently registered at the Anti Narcotics Task Force police station under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and the three were arrested.

During the investigation, the police arrested Afroj Ali, the receiver of the drugs, from Roorkee in Uttarakhand on September 15. Another 104 grams of heroin was recovered from his apartment in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Chirag, 23, a resident of Khyala, was arrested on September 25. The police recovered another 140 grams of heroin from an alleged hideout in Burari. Chirag is accused in two previous cases under the NDPS Act and was out on interim bail, the police said.

The sixth accused, Gaurav, was arrested from Ghaziabad on November 10. The police seized Rs 36,000 in suspected drug money and a Mahindra Thar allegedly bought with proceeds from the narcotics trade.

The case is the first First Information Report registered at the newly notified police station of the Anti Narcotics Task Force, which became operational on September 10, the police told PTI.

In all, six people were arrested and heroin estimated to be worth Rs 5 crore was seized along with cash, vehicles and mobile phones. The investigation into the remaining members of the alleged trafficking network and its financial trail is continuing.

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(With PTI inputs)