The kingpin of an interstate drug syndicate was arrested by the Delhi Police crime branch for allegedly involved in smuggling hybrid ganja into India through international cargo consignments routed via Mumbai and Delhi airports.
A native of Kozhikode in Kerala, Zamjith alias Samjhu (38) was operating the syndicate from Thailand, police said on Friday. Three members of the syndicate were arrested by police in July this year.
On July 9, a team of the crime branch had arrested Fahim Ahmad K.M., Deepak Sharma alias Deepu and Sameer, while also recovering around 4.133 kg of hybrid ganja.
Evading arrest
During interrogation, the accused Fahim and Deepak disclosed that Zamjith was the kingpin of the syndicate. According to the police, Zamjith had been evading arrest for a considerable period. He was detained at Mangaluru Airport on October 21 while returning from Dubai.
