International drug ring busted, 3 held

Two Sri Lankan nationals were the ones arrested with 16kg heroin

The Special Cell of Delhi police on Sunday said that they have arrested three men, including two Sri Lanka nationals, of an international drug racket from Chennai and recovered 16 kg heroin worth ` 50 crore from their possession.

The accused were arrested by the police in a joint operation with Chennai police.

A senior police official said that the accused were identified as Mayelerum Perumal, alias Mailu, a resident of Trinunalvelli district of Tamil Nadu, Jawzeek M. R. and Mohammad Razik M. S., both residents of Sri Lanka. The official said that the accused were arrested on Saturday following a tip- off.

The agency was also probing whether they have any link with Pakistan’s Interstate Service Intelligence ( ISI).

During investigations, the police had learnt that heroin was smuggled into India from Afghanistan via Pakistan using Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan borders and was concealed inside tin cans of processed food before being further supplied to Sri Lanka.

The Special Cell had been looking for Mailu Perumal, a notorious drug peddler for the last several months. In July, a consignment of 36 kg heroin was seized and six persons were arrested by the Special Cell.

The accused had said that they were being handled by Mayelerum Perumal of Chennai, who was the main link for foreign based narco- mafias. Following this, a police team worked to locate Mayelerum Perumal for the next four months.