Two arrested in Delhi with heroin valued at Rs 10 crore

The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted an interstate drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of two men and the seizure of over two kilograms of heroin valued at more than Rs 10 crore, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused were identified as Anshul Rana and Ganga Parshad alias Vicky . Police recovered 2.034 kg of heroin from Rana during a raid in the Dwarka area , while Parshad was arrested in a separate operation in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar .

According to police, the Crime Branch received specific intelligence about the movement of a drug supplier who was expected to deliver a large consignment of heroin near a school in Sector 8, Dwarka . Acting on the tip-off, a team laid a trap near a sports complex adjacent to the school and apprehended Rana. A search of his bag led to the recovery of the contraband.

During interrogation, Rana disclosed that he had procured the heroin from Parshad, who allegedly sourced the drugs from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh . Based on this information, police tracked Parshad’s location and arrested him in a follow-up operation in Laxmi Nagar.

Investigations revealed that the syndicate operated across Delhi-NCR , with Parshad allegedly procuring heroin in bulk from Bareilly and supplying it to Rana, who then distributed it to local peddlers in the capital.

In addition to the heroin, police also seized a scooter allegedly used to transport the drugs and six mobile phones used by the accused to coordinate the illegal trade.

Police records indicate that Parshad has been previously involved in multiple criminal cases, including a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act registered by the Special Cell in 2019.

A case has been registered under relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, and further investigation is underway to identify other members of the drug trafficking network, officials said.