Three held, heroin worth Rs 100 cr seized

New Delhi, October 17 

The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has arrested three men from near the Barapulla flyover here and recovered heroin worth Rs 100 crore from them, officials said on Thursday. 

Mohammad Hashim, Mohammad Sabbir and Naresh Kumar, all residents of Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh used to supply drugs in the Capital, they said. 

“On Sunday, the police got a tip-off that three persons had collected big consignment of heroin from Assam and have arrived in the Capital to supply it,” said Pramod Singh Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell). 

A total of 15-kg of drugs was recovered from them. During the search of the car, another 10-kg of heroin was recovered from the specially designed cavities, DCP said. — PTI