In a significant breakthrough, the Delhi Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has successfully dismantled a major drug syndicate involved in the distribution of illegal substances such as tramadol tablets and Pentazocine injections across India. The operation led to the arrest of four key operatives implicated in the illegal narcotics trade.
According to Bhisham Singh, Additional DCP of the ANTF Crime Branch, the seized drugs and injections have an estimated value of Rs 1 crore, while properties worth approximately Rs 4 crore were identified as part of the investigation. The crackdown began on October 26, following intelligence gathered by the ANTF, which led to the apprehension of Chandan Kumar Rout, a trafficker from Faridabad, near Batra Hospital in Delhi. Rout’s arrest resulted in the seizure of 6.792 kg of restricted tramadol tablets.
Further investigations led to the arrest of Arvind Singh, Rout’s supplier and the owner of Shiva Pharma in Okhla. Critical evidence found during searches at Shiva Pharma exposed Singh’s role in distributing the contraband in the black market. Two more individuals were arrested: Parshuram, identified as Singh’s buyer and reseller, and Sushant Garg, the owner of Health Life Pharmacy, who was found to be involved in distributing banned Codeine syrup.
The case is being pursued under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigations are underway to trace the full extent of the syndicate’s operations.
