Drugs seized, 3 arrested

NEW DELHI: The narcotics branch of Delhi Police seized white heroin worth Rs 2 crore, 25 kg opium and arrested three persons in two different raids in the city on Thursday.
In one incident, the police received information that a group of drug traffickers was to deliver a consignment near Delhi Zoo on Mathura Road. The police laid a trap and arrested Anand Kumar alias Anu with one kg heroin, deputy commissioner of police (narcotics) D L Kashyap said.The value of heroin in international market is worth Rs 2 crore.
In the other case, the police were tipped off that two persons were going to deliver a huge quantity of opium at Pira Garhi Chowk in west Delhi. The police laid a trap and apprehended two suspects, Raj Kumar and Dalbir alias Dhulia.
Kashyap said the police recovered a plastic bag from Kumar’s which contained 25 kg opium.