14kg heroin smuggled from Myanmar seized

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"New Delhi: In a major haul of drugs, Delhi Police’s Sepcial Cell has seized 14 kilograms of heroin worth Rs50 crore. Two Uttar Pradesh-based smugglers have been arrested in this connection. The contraband had been sent from Myanmar via Manipur. According to DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, the arrested men were identified as Sanjeet Kumar Singh (34) from Varanasi and Pradeep Yadav (24) from Gazipur. The cops are now looking for a woman, who is allegedly heading this syndicate. Recently, the northern range of the cell had received information about this cartel and deployed informers around Manipur to develop intelligence. The cops got to know that the woman kingpin “Didi,” who is a native of Nepal, was based in Manipur..."

Source/publisher: 

"The Times of India" (Oslo)

Date of Publication: 

2019-11-20

Date of entry: 

2019-11-20

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar, India

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

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    • Good