Just days after seizing 560 kg of cocaine, Delhi police have uncovered another major drug consignment—200 kilograms—hidden in open packs of namkeen at a closed shop in the Ramesh Nagar area of the capital. The drugs are valued at approximately ₹2000 crore in international markets, bringing the total value of recent drug seizures to over ₹7000 crore.
“The Delhi Police Special Cell recovered the cocaine from a closed shop in Ramesh Nagar. About 200 kg of the drug was found concealed in namkeen packets,” a police spokesperson reported.
Akhlaq, a resident of Hapur district, has been arrested for transporting the consignment. The drugs were allegedly stored in Delhi by a UK citizen, who is currently at large. “After interrogating Akhlaq, we learned about the UK national responsible for the warehouse where the cocaine was found,” the officer added.
In the earlier seizure of 560 kg of cocaine, four individuals were arrested. Tushar Goyal, Himanshu, and Aurangzeb were caught with 15 kg of cocaine as they exited a godown in Mahipalpur Extension. The remaining drugs, including marijuana and additional cocaine, were located inside the godown. Tushar Goyal is a resident of Vasant Vihar in Delhi, while Himanshu and Aurangzeb are his associates. Bharat Jain, a receiver from Kurla West, Mumbai, was also apprehended.
Authorities believe both drug hauls are connected to a cartel led by a businessman based in Dubai. The cocaine was discovered in packets labeled “Chatpata Mixture,” which had been opened.
The alleged kingpin, identified as Virender Basoiya, reportedly met Goyal in Tihar Jail in 2011 and is accused of sending the drugs from South America to India via Dubai using an old cargo ship.
According to reports, the drugs were transported from Chennai to Delhi via Hapur. “On Tuesday, we arrested Akhlaq, who was responsible for bringing the consignment from Hapur to Delhi,” an officer noted, explaining that police tracked the vehicle using GPS.
Basoiya had also hired another handler, a UK national, to manage the second consignment. This handler, along with another suspect named Gill, was tasked with distributing the drugs to various handlers and syndicates. Authorities have identified him but noted that he left India recently.
