Delhi Police Special Cell busts interstate drug cartel, 2 arrested
Heroin weighing 1.505 kg and tramadol powder weighing 2.126 kg, worth more than Rs 8 crore, were recovered from them, the police said.
Heroin weighing 1.505 kg and tramadol powder weighing 2.126 kg, worth more than Rs 8 crore, were recovered from them, the police said.
Police said that the accused have revealed that they had sourced all the recovered firearms and ammunitions from Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Pramod Singh Kushwaha said in view of the forthcoming MCD elections in Delhi, increased surveillance by the teams of Special Cell was mounted on the firearms suppliers.
Seizure of a huge consignment of illegal firearms during the festive season has been considered as a major crack down on the criminal activities.
The Special Cell has so far identified six of the eight shooters, and among those the police can confirm the role of 4 shooters.
Currently, the local police assisted by a team of Special Cell and Crime Branch is investigating the case, which is likely to be transferred to Special Cell.
The IED was made up of a combination of RDX and Ammonium Nitrate. It was also equipped with a timer.
In a sensational operation by the Delhi Police, Shaikh, 47, alias 'Samir Kaalia' was nabbed on Tuesday along with five others. They are allegedly part of a Pakistan-backed terror module which included two trained by the ISI.
Punjabi actor-cum-activist Deep Sidhu was arrested from Karnal in Haryana. Another co-accused Sukhdev Singh was earlier arrested from Chandigarh.
The police has also revealed that Gurjeet Singh and Sukhdeep Singh from Punjab were involved in the murder of Shaurya Chakra awardee Sandhu, who was felicitated for fighting terrorism in Punjab.
