Massive Drug Bust in Delhi: Police Seize Rs 5,620 Crore Worth of Cocaine and Marijuana

The Delhi Police made a significant drug bust, seizing over 560 kilograms of cocaine and 40 kilograms of hydroponic marijuana, valued at approximately Rs 5,620 crore. Four individuals, including a major distributor, were arrested in connection with the international racket. The drugs were sourced from Thailand and West Asia, and payments were made via cryptocurrency.

The Delhi Police has made one of the biggest drug busts ever seen in the city, seizing over 560 kilograms of cocaine and 40 kilograms of hydroponic marijuana estimated to be worth around Rs 5,620 crore, officials said here.

A Delhi Police Special Cell team nabbed four people from South Delhi's Mahipalpur and confiscated the consignment weighing over 602 kilograms. Those arrested were identified as Tushar Goyal (40), Himanshu Kumar (27), Aurangzeb Siddiqui (23) of Delhi, and Bharat Kumar Jain (48) of Mumbai.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) P.S. Kushwah said Goyal, a resident of Vasant Vihar, is a major distributor of narcotics substances in India for this international racket. The other three are his associates. Jain had come to Delhi to receive a consignment of 15 kg of cocaine from Goyal when all four were arrested outside a godown in Mahipalpur on October 1.

Twenty-two cartons of banned drugs were found in the godown, containing 547 kg of cocaine and more than 40 kg of hydroponic marijuana. The total estimated cost of the seized drugs is Rs 5,620 crore. The marijuana originated in Phuket, Thailand, and was brought to India through air routes, while the cocaine is suspected to have come from West Asian countries and states in India. Payments were made mostly in cryptocurrency to acquire the drugs and sell them in various parts of India.

(With inputs from agencies.)