3 held in Delhi with heroin worth Rs 60 lakh

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Delhi Police has arrested three drug peddlers from the South-East area of the national capital and recovered heroin valued at Rs 60 lakh from their possession, an official said on Sunday.The arrested individuals have been identified as Mohd. Aslam, a resident of Faridabad, Bavla alias Babu, and Rafiq Ahmed alias Baba -- both from Govindpuri in Delhi.According to the official, a police team was constituted to curb the sale of the contraband in Delhi's South-East district, especially in the Hazrat Nizamuddin area.On Thursday, the team received a tip-off that three persons would come to a DDA park to sell psychotropic substances to an unknown person. Subsequently, the police laid a trap near the DDA park in Hazrat Nizamuddin area, and apprehended all the three individuals. Following a search, they were found in possession of 330 grams of heroin, the police said. Accordingly, a case under sections 21, 61 and 85 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered and they were arrested.Further investigation is underway.
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