Delhi and Hyderabad Police Dismantle Interstate Drug Syndicates
Coordinated raids uncovered a combined haul of over 400 kilograms of contraband hidden in vehicles, setting in motion probes to dismantle linked smuggling networks
Overview
- Delhi Police’s Crime Branch intercepted a truck near Sarai Kale Khan and arrested Mukesh Dahiya and Rajesh Dahiya after seizing 288 kg of cannabis concealed in a hidden compartment
- Investigators traced the cannabis back to Odisha and identified an operational route spanning Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi-NCR
- The Dundigal police and Medchal Zone’s Special Operations Team stopped a car on Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road and recovered 120.17 kg of marijuana from driver Sagar Pawar
- During questioning, Pawar admitted working for an organized trafficking network and named a Gulbarga-based supplier, a Hisar-based receiver and two sub-peddlers who remain at large
- Both operations prompted formal cases under relevant narcotics laws, with ongoing interrogations aimed at mapping the syndicates’ broader supply chains