Jakhau heroin case: Gujarat ATS nabs Afghan youth from Delhi with Rs. 56 crore heroin

The special cell of Delhi, Gujarat Police’s Anti Terror Squad (ATS), and Surat crime branch, in a joint operation, held a youth from Afghanistan with 8 kgs of heroin worth Rs 56 crore in a raid in Lajpat Nagar, Delhi.

The special cell of Delhi, Gujarat ATS and Surat crime branch conducted a joint operation in the case of Rs 350 crore heroin seized on 8th October from Jakhau sea on the Gujarat coast. The accused Hakamtullah confessed that he had ordered heroin worth Rs 350 crore. The police nabbed him and started further investigation.

ATS and the coast guard team received the information about the supply of heroin late at night in the Jakhau seas on 8th October. Both teams arranged a watch at the international maritime border line markings C-429 and C-454. Meanwhile, they noticed a suspicious Pakistani boat on the Indian coast. The coast guard team tried to seize the boat nearly 5 nautical miles in IMBL but the boat tried to escape. However, another team seized the boat.

Both agencies found 6 Pakistanis from the boat during the investigation. The agencies found 50 kg heroin from the boat worth Rs 350 crore from 5 sacks. ATS team nabbed the accused Alimamad Bachal Malla, Rayab Abdul Malla, Shermamad Bhasariyo Bad, Mamtaj Harun Malla, Motiyo Idrish Malla, Ibrahim Yusuf Sameja, and conducted their inquiry. They found during the inquiry that the heroin was ordered by Hakamtullah living in Lajpat Nagar, Delhi.

The Surat crime branch, ATS and Delhi special cell conducted a joint operation and raided Lajpatnagar, from where they nabbed Hakamtullah. The agency also found 8 kg of heroin worth Rs 56 crore from the trunk in the car during the investigation. The accused Hakamtullah confessed that he arrived in India from Afghanistan on a tourist visa and he sold drugs including heroin in various states. DeshGujarat