UK-based NRI involved in Delhi drug case arrested from Amritsar
A special cell of Delhi Police arrested Jatinderpal Singh alias Jassi, a UK-based NRI, from Sri Guru Ram Das Ji international airport here on Thursday evening.
He was arrested in connection with the recent high-profile drug bust case in the national capital.
A lookout circular was issued against him after his role in the drug cartel came to light during interrogation of four suspects apprehended with around 560 kg of cocaine and 40 kg of marijuana from a three-storey godown in south Delhi.
According to information, Jassi was trying to flee back to the UK following the arrest of his alleged four accomplices in Delhi. He has been living in the United Kingdom for the past 17 years and was a green card holder. He had recently arrived in India to ensure delivery of the contraband to the cartel operatives here. The drug cartel was reportedly being operated by a Dubai-based Indian citizen.
As per the investigation, the drug syndicate was operating out of Delhi and Mumbai and used to target concerts, rave parties and posh areas in Delhi and other metropolitan cities.
In the biggest seizure by Delhi police, the special cell seized cocaine worth Rs 5,000 crore on October 2. It arrested four people -- Tushar Goyal, Himanshu Kumar, Aurangzeb Siddiqui and Bharat Kumar.
