New Delhi: Two suspected members of a drug
cartel were arrested and three kilograms of heroin worth more
than Rs 12 crore was seized from them, police said today.
Licences were issued to certain farmers in Bareilly and
Badaun for cultivating opium but many others indulged in its
illegal cultivation since there is huge profit involved, they
said.
The Special Cell had learnt that the kingpin of the
cartel, Riyaz, a resident of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, would
procure the contraband drugs from the persons cultivating the
opium illegally. He processed it into pure form of heroin and
later transported it to Delhi, UP, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab
through carriers, police said.
Some of the key members of the cartel, who delivered the
consignments to Delhi, were identified, they said.
On January 10, the police learnt that Savej (20), a
member of the cartel, would come to Anand Vihar bus depot to
supply a huge consignment of drugs to a Delhi-based drug
dealer.
He was nabbed with two kilograms of fine quality heroin,
said Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police
(Special Cell).
Savej told the police that Asiq Ali (36) and Riyaz, his
partners, were still in possession of a large quantity of
heroin. He provided specific leads about their whereabouts
in Bareilly, he said.
A team was rushed to Bareilly to nab Ali and Riyaz. On
January 10, raids were conducted at the hideouts of Ali and he
was nabbed. One kilogram of heroin along with mobile sets and
SIM Cards were seized from him, said the officer.
He said the efforts are on to nab Riyaz.
PTI
