India, April 27 -- Delhi Police's Crime Branch has busted a major interstate narcotics network operating between Bareilly and the National Capital Region, arresting two men and recovering nearly half a kilogram of high-grade cocaine valued at around Rs 5 crore in the illegal market.

The seizure was made after the Inter-State Cell of the Crime Branch tracked the movement of a suspected courier and later followed the supply chain to Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday. Investigators believe the syndicate had been pushing premium quality cocaine, commonly referred to in the drug circuit as crank, into Delhi and adjoining NCR cities.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, Aditya Gautam said the operation had exposed an organised inte...