On January 10, the Special Cell had arrested two men who revealed that they had procured the heroin from Riyaz and Farid, who in turn had got it from one Anwar alias Mama, they said.
During investigation, it emerged that due to insurgency in the Naxal-affected areas in Jharkhand and West Bengal, these areas have become notorious for illegal cultivation of opium, the police added.
Various modules of drug suppliers from Jharkhand and West Bengal were indulging in preparing crude heroin and also pure heroin from opium and supplying it to various parts of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Punjab, Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, deputy commissioner of police (Special Cell), said.
Police teams were sent to Bareilly and other places to nab the accused. Finally, Anwar was traced to Faridpur, Bareilly.
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On January 18, a police team reached his house in Bareilly to nab him, the police said.
His family members tried to mislead the team and in a bid to escape, Anwar jumped from the terrace of his house into the nearby fields, injuring his legs, they said.
He was arrested and 1.050 kg of fine quality heroin was seized from his possession. He was admitted to a hospital where he iss recuperating, the police said.
Earlier, he procured heroin from drug suppliers of Bareilly and Badaun and supplied it to drug traffickers in UP, Delhi and Punjab, he said.
After that he developed his own network of drug suppliers and started procuring big consignments of heroin from Jharkhand and West Bengal.
He sent his carriers to remote areas of Jharkhand and West Bengal to get the consignments, he said.
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