NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown on inter-state drug trafficking, the Delhi Police Special Cell has dismantled a high-value narcotics syndicate operating across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, officials said on Wednesday.
Four key members of African origin have been arrested, and a mobile drug manufacturing lab has been busted, marking one of the biggest seizures of the year.
The recovered contraband -- including 20.146 kg of methamphetamine and 700 drug tablets -- is valued at over Rs 100 crore in the international market.
The operation was led by Inspectors Ranjeet Singh and Sanjeev Kumar under the supervision of ACP Neeraj Kumar.
Acting on specific intelligence received on November 1, a trap was laid near the Dhaula Kuan bus stand. Around midnight, the first accused -- Ezebuenyi Esther Osita alias Ella -- was intercepted with a red trolley bag containing 17.146 kg methamphetamine and 700 drug tablets.
She revealed a larger network operating from Delhi and supplying drugs to Bengaluru and Mumbai.