Delhi Police busts drug network, arrests eight; seizes Rs 3.71 cr cash, 1.383 kg smack

NEW DELHI: (Sep 14) The Delhi Police has busted a drug trafficking syndicate by arresting eight of its alleged members, including peddlers, distributors, an intermediary, a transporter, a supplier and a stockist, and seized 1.383 kg of smack and over Rs 3.71 crore in suspected drug proceeds, an official said on Monday.

The investigation, which began with the arrest of two alleged local peddlers in April, led police from the streets of southeast Delhi to a supplier in Faridabad and subsequently to the alleged main stockist, from whose premises the bulk of the contraband and cash were recovered, police said.

The total seizure includes Rs 3,71,98,560 in cash, which police suspect to be proceeds generated from the illegal drug trade and which is now being subjected to a detailed financial investigation.