Delhi: Two inter-state drug racketeers arrested; Rs. 5.6cr-worth drugs seized
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Two persons have been arrested for allegedly running an inter-state drug racket and narcotics; 1kg heroin worth Rs. 4cr in the international market was seized from them in northwest Delhi's Rohini. The accused were identified as 31-year-old Manohar Singh and 61-year-old Fakruddin Rangrej, both residents of Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district, police said, adding 2kg alprazolam worth Rs. 1.6cr was also seized. Here's more.
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Cops acted on tip-off received about duo's arrival
Delhi Police received a tip-off on 15 March about the accused arriving in the city to supply a big consignment of heroin and alprazolam to some Delhi and UP based drug dealers, a senior police officer said. Police laid a trap and arrested them.
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Manohar got involved in drug trade five years ago
Manohar Singh, during his interrogation, revealed that he has studied up to BCom 2nd year and started working as a helper in a private hospital near his village. After that, he himself started working as a quack doctor. About five years back, he came in contact with some drug suppliers and to earn quick money got involved in the trade.
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Rangrej joined Singh following financial crunch in business
Meanwhile, Manohar Singh's partner Fakruddin Rangrej revealed that he was going through a financial crunch in his cloth business and thus got involved in the drug trade for easy money, police said.