Cops arrest Afghan man with heroin worth Rs 4 crore

The Asian Age.

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Acting on the information, the police conducted a raid in the region and subsequently arrested the accused, he said.

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New Delhi: The Delhi police crime branch on Friday arrested a 36-year-old Afghan national for allegedly peddling drugs worth Rs 4 crore in south Delhiā€™s Malviya Nagar, said Rajiv Ranjan, additional commissioner of police (crime).

Two kilograms of fine quality heroin was seized from the foreign national. The accused was identified as Moha-mmad Nadir Khadim used to visit India on medical visa and stayed in Malviya Nagar, he said.

According to police, they received a tip-off on Khadim on July 24 that he would come near Bhagat Singh Park in Malviya Nagar to supply heroin to a customer.

Acting on the information, the police conducted a raid in the region and subsequently arrested the accused, he said.

During interrogation, the accused revealed that he was suffering from Hepatitis B for the last 12 years and used to visit India for treatment on a medical visa.

Khadim visited India for the first time for his treatment in 2016, police said.

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