PUBG, Drones Used in Cross-Border Drug Trade Busted by Delhi Police (ANTF)

Delhi Police‘s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) carried out a major operation named “Operation Clean Sweep” under the instructions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and successfully busted a cross-border drug trafficking racket.

The operation was conducted for more than 50 days across different states in India, leading to the arrest of 10 key members on Saturday. Police seized over 1.6 kg of high-quality heroin, Rs 1.7 lakh cash, and 16 mobile phones.

Authorities also identified properties worth over ₹10 crore linked to the accused, which are now under financial investigation. According to officials, the cartel was operating across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, and parts of Delhi NCR.

The police further revealed that the accused used the online game PUBG Mobile and the encrypted messaging app Zangi to communicate with drug suppliers. During deliveries, drones were used to transport drugs across the border.

How was the “Operation Clean Sweep” ?

The first major breakthrough came with the arrest of Faheem Farooq in South Delhi. He was a resident of Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir and found in possession of 996 grams of high-grade heroin and ₹1.7 lakh in cash. During his enquiry, he revealed his connection to a supplier named Shazia Peer, who was subsequently arrested at her residence in Bhogal.

Peer’s arrest provided crucial information that she was not only linked to Afghan heroin suppliers but also had contact with the UK and the US suppliers. Her mobile phone contained incriminating chats and digital evidence regarding the drug supply. Peer’s interrogation led the team to a Punjab-based drug trafficker named Parminder Singh, alias Harry.

Harry was arrested, and he was found to be a major supplier of heroin to Faheem and others. Then the police arrested two more individuals, Ravi Sher Singh and Manjinder Singh, who were connected to the Pakistan-based narco-terrorist Lakhbir Singh.

Further investigation also revealed that this syndicate had also operated with international suppliers for Pakistan, the UK, and the US.

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Use of Technology: Games, Apps, and Drones

The Delhi Police also revealed that the accused were using the online game PUBG to coordinate and the encrypted messaging app Zangi for secure communication, along with burner phones and fake IDs to avoid surveillance.

The syndicate also used drones to deliver the heroin across borders, allowing the syndicate to evade traditional surveillance systems.

The gang had even recruited four young couriers, each of them was paid Rs 50,000 and provided with a new phone for every delivery.

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Seizures and Financial Investigation

Devesh Srivastava, Special CP Crime Branch, Delhi Police, clarified that a total of 1.6 kg of top-quality drugs, 130 grams of a hallucinogenic substance, Rs 1.7 lakh in cash, and 16 mobile phones containing crucial electronic evidence were seized during the operation. Additionally, properties worth over Rs 10 crore, linked to the accused, have also been identified, and it is also under financial investigation.