Rs 150 cr worth drugs seized in Delhi

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Rs 150 cr worth drugs seized in Delhi, international drug cartel operation. According to police, Autar Singh (48), a resident of Delhi, was arrested on Saturday following a tip-off.

Among three arrested, one hails from Kadapa

• 49 kg heroin, 2 kg cocaine seized from them

New Delhi : The Special Cell of Delhi Police has busted an international drug cartel operating across Southeast Asia and the Gulf countries with the arrest of an alleged drug trafficker and recovery of 47 kg of heroin and 2kg of cocaine, valued at Rs 150 crore on the international market.

According to police, Autar Singh (48), a resident of Delhi, was arrested on Saturday following a tip-off. Three other members of the gang, A Venugopal Reddy (29), a resident of Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, Ragmeet Singh (25) and Shurbir Singh (28), both residents of Delhi, were arrested earlier this month and 9 kg of heroine, worth Rs 30 crore, recovered from them. Piecing together the information from the trio, police were able to close in on Autar. "A trap was laid near the red light in Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar and Autar was apprehended in the early hours. On a search of his Hyundai Santro car, a total of 32 kg of fine-quality heroin and 2 kg cocaine was found neatly packed in polythene bags," said DCP (Special Cell), Sanjeev Kumar Yadav.

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