New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Delhi Police have busted an alleged inter-state heroin manufacturing and supply network spanning Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, arresting seven people and recovering over 8 kg of heroin worth around Rs 60 crore in the illicit market, officials said on Thursday.
The operation also led to the arrest of an alleged raw opium supplier from Jharkhand, who was reportedly involved in illegal poppy cultivation.
Investigators found that raw opium sourced from Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh was allegedly processed into heroin at an illicit unit in Lucknow before being distributed across Delhi-NCR. Police seized chemicals, cash, vehicles and equipment, claiming to have dismantled network spanning
four states. mpost
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