Drugs worth ₹2000 cr found in Namkeen packs

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Packets of namkeen filled with cocaine recovered from the Ramesh Nagar godown on Thursday.(HT photo)

In a significant drug bust, the Delhi Police Special Cell uncovered cocaine worth ₹2000 crore concealed in packets of namkeen (snack foods) from a closed shop in the Ramesh Nagar area. This haul, amounting to about 200 kilograms of cocaine, is part of a larger investigation into an international drug syndicate.

The discovery follows a previous operation on October 2, when over 560 kg of cocaine, valued at ₹5,600 crore, was seized, marking one of the largest drug confiscations in India.

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Days after recovering 560 kg of cocaine, the Delhi police on Thursday found a drugs consignment of 200 kilograms at a closed shop in the Ramesh Nagar area of the national capital.

The drugs were kept in open packs of namkeen. The drugs are valued at ₹2000 crore in international markets. The combined value of the two drug hauls is more than ₹7000 crore.

Here are 4 points on the Delhi drug haul:

  1. “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 ₹2,000 crore. This drug was kept in packets of namkeen,” the police said.
  2. The police have arrested a man named Akhlaq, who is a resident of Hapur district. He had transported the consignment. A UK citizen had stored the drugs in the national capital; he is absconding.
  3. “200 kg of cocaine was recovered from the warehouse in Ramesh Nagar. The person who kept the drugs in that warehouse is a UK citizen and after keeping the cocaine there, he is absconding. Police got information about this UK citizen only after interrogating Ikhlaq (arrested in a ₹5,000 crore drug case).

4 .In the 560 kg cocaine recovery, the police have arrested four people. The police said they found 15 kg of cocaine in the personal possession of the accused Tushar Goyal, Himanshu and Aurangzeb. Marijuana and cocaine were found in the godown.

“Around 15 kg of cocaine was recovered from the personal possession of Tushar Goyal, Himanshu and Aurangzeb. They were caught when they were coming out of the godown in Mahipalpur Extension to give the supply to the receiver. Remaining marijuana and cocaine were found in the godown.

Tushar Goyal is a resident of Vasant Vihar in Delhi while Himanshu and Aurangzeb are his two associates. Bharat Jain, a receiver from Kurla West (Mumbai), has also been caught,” a senior police officer had said.

The police said the two drug hauls are linked to the cartel headed by a Delhi-based businessman who is in Dubai.

The cocaine was found in packets labelled as Chatpata Mixture. The packets were opened.

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