The officers of the Delhi Police Special Cell recovered about 200 kg of cocaine estimated to be worth Rs 2,000 crore, from a Ramesh Nagar warehouse on Thursday. This is another major anti-narcotics triumph in the national capital region. According to the source India Today the police used the Global Positioning System to follow the movements of the car that was used to transport the drugs to the warehouse.
#WATCH | Delhi Police Special Cell has recovered a consignment of cocaine from a closed shop in Ramesh Nagar. About 200 kg of drugs have been recovered, whose value in the international market is more than Rs 2,000 crore. This drug was kept in packets of namkeen: Delhi Police… pic.twitter.com/EW7UGLzyFf
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The prime accused in the case seems to have escaped to London. This drug seizure is related to a more extensive network involved in a previous arrest on October 2 when authorities recovered more than 560 kg of cocaine and 40 kg of hydroponic marijuana from a warehouse in Mahipalpur, south Delhi. That operation was estimated to be worth over Rs 5,620 crore of narcotics alone.
In the October 2 case, four people were caught on the scene while two other people were arrested later in Amritsar and Chennai. Also, one more person was arrested earlier in Hapur of Uttar Pradesh. Policemen have since released a lookout circular (LOC) for Virender Basoya, an India origin based businessman in Dubai who is alleged to have been involved in Rs 5,620 crore drug cartel.
This recent seize is a continuation of earlier campaigns to stop drug menace in Delhi as many narcotics rings in the area are being busted.
(With inputs from Arvind Ojha)
