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Drug cartel busted, 3 held with heroin worth Rs 20 cr in North-West Delhi

The police recovered from them five kilograms of heroin worth more than Rs 20 crores in the international market and several mobile phones with SIM cards used in trafficking drugs.

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Drug cartel busted, 3 held with heroin worth Rs 20 cr in North-West Delhi
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An interstate narcotic drug cartel was busted and three of its key members were arrested on Tuesday by Delhi Police's Special Cell from Shalimar Bagh in North-West Delhi. The arrested persons have been identified as Shakeel and Irshad, both residents of Uttar Pradesh (UP), and one Jitender Yadav, who is from Jharkhand. The police recovered from them five kilograms of heroinworth more than Rs 20 crores in the international market and several mobile phones with SIM cards used in trafficking drugs.

According to the police, the cartel used to procure their drug consignments from Jharkhand and Manipur. They would then supply the same through carriers to other dealers in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

"They used to receive the drugs in both refined and crude forms from their sources. The refined contraband would directly be transported. But the crude stuff would first be processed in their secret hideouts in UP's Bareilly before being transported," said a police official.

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