Second major drug bust in Delhi this week: Police seize 200 kg of cocaine worth Rs 2,000 crore

In a major drug bust on Thursday evening, law enforcement officials confiscated 200 kg of cocaine from west Delhi, with an estimated street value of Rs 2,000 crore. According to a police official, this marks the second largest seizure of cocaine within a week.

Currently, a raid is being conducted in the Ramesh Nagar area of west Delhi as part of the ongoing investigation.

The officials suspect that the seizure is connected to the previous recovery of drugs, worth over Rs 5,000 crore.

In the biggest drug bust this week, Delhi Police, on October 2, reported confiscating a substantial amount of illegal substances from a storage facility located in Mahipalpur, south Delhi. The seized contraband included over 560 kg of cocaine and 40 kg of hydroponic marijuana with an estimated street value of Rs 5,620 crore.

Law enforcement officials apprehended four individuals who were present at the scene. Following the initial arrests, two more suspects were taken into custody, one in Amritsar and the other in Chennai, in connection with the case.

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