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Trans-national drug cartel busted, 10 operatives held
Hindustan Times Delhi
|November 29, 2025
Supply chain snapped
The Delhi Police crime branch, with the Telangana anti-narcotics bureau (TGNAB), dismantled a transnational drug cartel operating across Delhi-NCR, arresting ten core operatives and seizing narcotics worth about ₹12 crore, police said on Friday. The network, police said, was run by African nationals and had trafficking links across states.
The joint operation, led by joint commissioner of police (crime branch) Surender Yadav and TGNAB teams, also resulted in the detention of 30 foreign nationals living in India without valid papers. Police said many of them were linked to the trafficking ring. 18 men were shifted to a deportation facility, while 12 women are facing Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) proceedings.
This story is from the November 29, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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