New Delhi, April 26 -- In a major breakthrough, the Inter-State Cell of the Crime Branch has busted an interstate drug syndicate and recovered high-quality cocaine valued at around Rs 5 crore.

Acting on specific intelligence on April 10, the Crime Branch team apprehended Javed Hussain from Delhi and recovered 456 grams of high-quality cocaine from his possession. Following the recovery, FIR No. 80/2026 under Section 21 of the NDPS Act was registered at the Crime Branch police station and an investigation was initiated.

During sustained interrogation, accused Javed Hussain disclosed that the contraband had been procured from Soib Khan, a resident of Bareilly. Subsequently, Javed Hussain was taken into police custody remand, and a raid wa...