Police say the recovered drug was only a small part of the 100kg cocaine planned to be supplied to Punjab
The special cell of Delhi Police, probing the 500kg cocaine seizure case, has recovered 2kg of the contraband from a village in Amritsar and apprehended a man, officials on Sunday said.
The accused was planning to flee the country, they said. A Toyota Fortuner SUV was also recovered from his possession during the raid at a village in Amritsar.
On October 2, Delhi Police made one of the biggest drug busts ever seen in the city, seizing over 562 kilograms of cocaine and 40 kilograms of hydroponic marijuana.
Police said the cocaine was recovered from Amritsar village on Saturday night on the instance of Jitender Pal Singh Gill, 45, an associate of Virender Basoiya, the alleged kingpin of a syndicate who was arrested last Thursday.
A senior police officer told HT, “After the raid in south Delhi…we found that their Dubai-based handler (Basoiya) had sent Gill to India two weeks back to ensure that the 562kg of cocaine reaches clients…”
Gill, a UK national, was also asked to supply 100kg of cocaine to Punjab.
An investigator said, “The plan was to smuggle 100kg to Punjab. So, Gill took a small amount to send it to his distributors/local drug handlers…” The officer added that names of a few clients popped up during the probe, and arrests in the “sensitive” matter will only be made on the basis of documented proof.