New Delhi: In a major blow to the narcotics trade which has a chokehold on the national capital, the Special Cell of Delhi Police has busted a massive drug haul. Officers familiar with the matter claim that this was the biggest ever narcotics bust to have recorded in Delhi. More details are awaited as this is a developing story.
Preliminary reports suggest that sleuths with the Special Cell seized about 150 kilograms of Afghan heroin. The international market value of the drug in the stated quantity is an estimated ₹600 crores. Five men, including two chemical experts of Afghan origin, were arrested during the bust at a heroin reconstitution and processing unit which is believed to have been feeding the heroin demand in the national capital. Officers also recovered several luxury vehicles from the unit, most of them high-end.
