more-inThe Special Cell on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the alleged kingpin of an inter-State drug cartel from Faridpur in Bareilly on Monday. DCP (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said a team had arrested two members of the cartel on January 10. The team had also seized 3 kg of heroin from Savej and Ashique Ali and registered a case against them. Following a tip-off on Monday that Anwar was leaving to deliver heroin to Farid, the team reached his house. Following interrogation, Anwar told the police that he is illiterate and has been involved in the drug trade for the past 15 years.

Source: The Hindu January 23, 2018 19:41 UTC