Mastermind of Rs 5,600 cr cocaine shipment allegedly had Congress connections: Delhi police

NEW DELHI: In a major development in the international drug syndicate, an investigation shows that the mastermind of the Rs 5,600 crore cocaine shipment allegedly had Congress connections, Delhi police said.

The mastermind and main accused, Tushar Goyal, claims he was the chairman of the RTI cell of the Delhi Pradesh Congress in 2021, but after some time he left. The Delhi police are investigating his claim. Police are also trying to find photos of the accused for this period.

Delhi police said that the accused had created a social media profile under the name Diggi Goyal which has been deleted by him. Tushar Goyal himself revealed during the Special Cell’s interrogation that he was the head of the Congress Delhi RTI Cell. The seizure links have also been found connected to Dubai, police said.

Delhi police said that the name of a big businessman from Dubai, who is a major supplier of cocaine, came up during the Special Cell’s investigation. Earlier after the Delhi Police busted an international drug syndicate and seized more than 560 kg of cocaine in the national capital on Wednesday, Pramod Singh Kushwaha, Additional Commissioner of Police Special Cell, said that it is the biggest cocaine haul in recent times. Four people have also been arrested in connection with the case.

Additional CP Kushwaha said that 15 kg of cocaine was recovered from the personal possession of the accused Tushar Goyal, Himanshu and Aurangzeb, while the remaining marijuana and cocaine were found in the godown. “Around 15 kg of cocaine was recovered from the personal possession of Tushar Goyal, Himanshu and Aurangzeb. They were caught when they were coming out of the godown in Mahipalpur Extension to give the supply to the receiver. Remaining marijuana and cocaine were found in the godown”, he said.

Tushar Goyal is a resident of Vasant Vihar in Delhi while Himanshu and Aurangzeb are his two associates. Bharat Jain, a receiver from Kurla West (Mumbai), has also been caught. “The forward and backward linkages point to a Middle Eastern country–a major handler can be seen. This is the biggest cocaine haul in recent times”, Additional CP Kushwaha added. (ANI)