New Delhi:Attacking every link of the drug addiction, the South-Eastern District Police has hit the last end of the supply chain. Okhla Industrial Area police station has busted an alleged drug syndicate whose links ranged from local drug sellers to big suppliers and stockists. The police, through continuous investigation, intelligence inquiry and linking the links of supply and money transactions, have arrested eight accused associated with the network.
During the press conference at Delhi Police Headquarters, Southern Range Joint CP Vijay Kumar said that under the supervision of South East District DCP Vineet Kumar, the police team recovered a total of 1 kg 383 grams of smack from the possession of the accused and their hideouts. Apart from this, about Rs 3 crore 71 lakh 98 thousand 560 cash has been recovered. Police suspect that such a huge amount could be earnings from illegal sale of narcotics. Now a financial investigation is being conducted towards the source of this money and its use.
Secret worth crores revealed from two peddlers
The case started with an NDPS Act case registered at Okhla Industrial Area police station on April 27, 2026. Police arrested two accused named Abdullah and Karan. 11.12 grams and 13.53 grams of smack were recovered from their possession respectively. On the basis of information received during interrogation, the police reached out to the alleged supplier Kiran alias Ram Prasad. Kiran was arrested by Govindpuri police station in another case. Later, Okhla Industrial Area police station took him on production warrant from the court and arrested him in this case and interrogated him. As the investigation progressed, the names of Neeraj alias Thapa and Ashok alias Ramu came to light. It has been claimed that smack has also been recovered from the possession of both of them.
The network spread from auto to Faridabad
According to the police, during the investigation, the role of a woman named Maniya alias Suman Pathak came to light. It is alleged that she used to help in transportation of drugs through auto-rickshaws. Taking action, the police arrested Maniya along with Vicky and Guddu and recovered about 32 grams of smack from their possession. The chain of investigation extended from Delhi to Faridabad, where the police arrested Sunit alias Nanhe. It was revealed that 39 grams of smack was recovered from him. During interrogation, the name of his brother-in-law and partner Gopi Singh allegedly came up.
A huge cache of drugs and cash worth crores found in the hideout
The police team searched the premises with the assistance of forensic and crime investigation teams. According to the police, 1 kg 296 grams of additional smack and Rs 3,71,98,560 in cash were recovered from here. After finding such huge cash, the police has expanded the scope of investigation. It is now being ascertained what was the source of the cash and where the money earned from the alleged drug trade was invested. The police are also investigating financial transactions, properties and other people associated with the network.
Police is looking for further links
According to the police, the roles of the arrested accused were different in the network. Some are accused of playing the role of supplier, distribution, transportation and middleman while Sunit alias Nanhe and Gopi Singh are allegedly linked to big supply and storage. The South-Eastern District Police is now busy connecting the forward and backward links of the network. The entire action was taken under the guidance of the Deputy Commissioner of South-Eastern District Police and the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sarita Vihar. The investigation and action was taken forward under the leadership of Okhla Industrial Area police station in-charge Inspector Anil Kumar. The team consisted of Sub Inspector Chandraveer, Head Constable Karamveer, Head Constable Krishna Kumar, Head Constable Harish, Constable Anil and Constable Dharmendra. Police say that further investigation of the case is going on. The investigation is being taken further to identify the source of supply of narcotics, the real owner of cash worth crores and other people associated with the network.