New Delhi — Delhi Police said on Sunday that it has busted a "family-run" interstate heroin trafficking network, arresting six persons and seizing 2.25 kg of the contraband worth around Rs 5 crore, PTI reported. Police said the recoveries also include Rs 73,400 in cash, two Mahindra Thar SUVs, two motorcycles, a scooty and five mobile phones.

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According to police, the operation began on September 11 following a tip-off that Rohit Divakar, his wife and his brother were transporting heroin on two-wheelers from Signature Bridge towards Khajuri Khas. The three were intercepted on Wazirabad Road, and more than 2 kg of heroin was recovered from a backpack carried by Rohit's brother, Vishal Divakar, police said. A case was registered at the Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) police station under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and the trio was arrested.

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The investigation then widened across state lines. Police said another accused, Afroj Ali, was arrested from Roorkee in Uttarakhand on September 15. The sixth accused, identified as Gaurav, was arrested from Ghaziabad on November 10, with police seizing Rs 36,000 of suspected drug money and a Mahindra Thar allegedly purchased with proceeds of the narcotics trade.

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Police said this case is the first FIR registered at the newly notified police station of the Anti Narcotics Task Force, which became operational on September 10. Investigation is underway to apprehend the remaining suppliers and associates, trace the financial trail and dismantle the entire chain, police said. The trafficking allegations are yet to be tested in court.

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