The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested three drug traffickers and recovered 1.279 kg of charas from their possession during an operation in Dwarka, officials said on Thursday, IANS reported. The accused, identified as Navdeep Goyat alias Chotu (31), Bunty alias Banti (34) and Sandeep (30), are residents of Haryana's Jind district. Police also seized a white Tata Tiago car used by them to transport the contraband.
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The arrests were made on October 27 near Gate No. 10, Yashobhoomi T-Point, along Dabri-Gurugram Marg in Sector 25, Dwarka, The Freedom Press reported. A team of the Northern Range-II unit of the Crime Branch was conducting an intelligence-based operation when it noticed three men standing near the car. On seeing the police approaching, the men entered the vehicle and the driver attempted to start it, but the team intervened and apprehended all three.
Source: The Freedom Press (IANS)
A search led to the recovery of 879 grams of charas from Navdeep, 231 grams from Bunty and 169 grams from Sandeep — 1,279 grams in total. A case under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C) and 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered at the Crime Branch police station, and further investigation is underway. The operation was conducted by a team led by Inspector Pardeep Kumar under the supervision of ACP Girish Kaushik.
According to police, the accused had procured the charas from Jari in Himachal Pradesh and were transporting it to Delhi for further distribution and sale. During interrogation, Navdeep allegedly disclosed that he had been procuring charas from Malana and Jari and selling it near tea stalls in Jind and Chandigarh. Police said he had resumed the activity after being released from jail in June 2026 in connection with another NDPS case, and that he is reportedly involved in 17 criminal cases, including three murder cases. Police said Bunty contacted Navdeep in October to procure and sell charas for monetary gain and brought in Sandeep, who joined after being promised financial gains. The three reportedly travelled to Jari in the car and were returning via Gurugram when they were intercepted in Dwarka.