Following seizure of two massive consignments of drugs comprising 22 cartons containing 547 kilograms of cocaine and more than 40 kilograms of hydroponic marijuana in the first consignment and 200 kilograms of drugs – both from two different locations in Delhi, while Indian law enforcement agencies already are continuing investigation into these matters, in the United States, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Federal Investigation Agency (FBI) also have started their own investigation as several international drug trafficking rackets as well as drug cartels in Colombia are directly linked to it, which causes serious concern to the US as well as the United Kingdom and European Union nations.
Meanwhile, according to media sources, a major revelation has surfaced in the massive drug bust in Delhi, uncovering intricate methods used for deliveries of drug. Members of the notorious syndicate used “encrypted paid apps” for communication and transacted payment using cryptocurrencies. They operated through coded terminologies to determine the quantity of drug and location.

The shocking details about operation of well-organized drug syndicate in India came under the radars of media and law enforcement agencies following seizure of massive 560 kilograms of cocaine which arrived in India from Colombia and 40 kilograms of hydroponic marijuana from Thailand. According to law enforcement agencies, the consignment of drugs entered India through Uttar Pradesh via road transport. Four people, identified as Tushar Goyal (40), Himanshu Kumar (27) and Aurangzeb Siddiqui (23) and Bharat Kumar Jain (48), were arrested on the spot while two others were subsequently held from Amritsar and Chennai.

Earlier, in another raid in West Delhi’s Ramesh Nagar, police discovered 204 kilograms of high-quality cocaine concealed in snack packets, valued at Indian rupees20billion in the international market. The drugs were part of a larger shipment being prepared for distribution in Mumbai and other states.

Tushar Goyalalias Dikki Goyal (some reports also spelled his name as Goel), a prominent leader of Indian Youth Congress (IYC), youth wing of India’s oldest political party – Indian National Congress (INC)and Virendra Basoya used encrypted paid apps for communication. Tushar, one of the key operatives, had received two consignments of cocaine in Delhi-NCR and had hidden the drugs in a warehouse in Mahipalpur.

The Special Cell’s investigation revealed that the syndicate was controlled by operatives based abroad, including a man named Jimmy, who had smuggled 560 kilograms of cocaine into India. Another member of the syndicate named Jitender Gill alias Jassi, a UK-based Non-Resident Indian (NRI), who brought the 204 kilograms of cocaine to Ramesh Nagar, is currently on the run.

Virendra Basoya is said to be an influential person and had allegedly fled to Dubai last year after Maharashtra Police busted a drug ring and seized drugs worth Rs 30billion, including ‘meow meow’, the street name for the synthetic stimulant mephedrone.

Even the arrested accused Tushar Goyal, during interrogation, had revealed that it was Basoya who convinced him to get indulged in drug trafficking promising “big money” in narcotics.

Special Cell teams are conducting raids in several states to track down other members of the cartel, including both Indian citizens and foreign nationals. They are investigating further links to parties and concerts in cities like Mumbai, where the drugs were likely intended for distribution.

According to the officials, the sleuths of the federal agency raided the premises of various accused and suspects including that of Tushar Goel and his wife in the Vasant Enclave and Rajouri Garden areas of Delhi.

Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s search operation was conducted at multiple locations including the residential premises of Himanshu Kumar in Prem Nagar in Delhi and that of Bharat Kumar in Nalasopara, Mumbai, business premises of Tushar Books Publication Private Limited and Tulip Publications Private Limited in Jhandewalan area of Delhi and ABN Buildtech Private Limited in Gurugram are also under scanner.

The officer said that these companies are owned and controlled by the accused Tushar Goel and his family members. The federal probe agency’s investigation has revealed that Tushar had visited Dubai and Thailand in June this year and had met his other associates to plan the movement and distribution of narcotic drugs.

“The accused Tushar Goel was in connivance with a Dubai-based mastermind who has previously also been linked with the supply of Cocaine and other Narcotic and Psychotropic substances”, the officer said.

The searches have resulted in the recovery of key financial documents which have details of the financial activities of the accused as well as the details regarding the movable and immovable properties of the accused and their family members.

According to a source, the drug syndicate in India is connected to FBI’s Most Wanted Dawood Ibrahim and Colombian drug baron Dario Antonio Úsuga David, also known as “Mao”. It is also learnt, Dario Antonio Úsuga David has years-old friendship with a top leader of INC, while he has been financing cultivation of Marijuana in northeastern states in India and overseeing its transportation to various destinations. Through the top INC leader, Dario Antonio Úsuga David has made significant investments in a number of businesses including real estate, shipping and stock market while he has also been funding at least two large media houses in India. The top INC leader addresses David as “Papa ji”.

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