Shimla police nab interstate drug racket kingpin in Zirakpur
He was previously arrested in Theog with 180 grams of heroin in 2023 and is named in multiple criminal cases in Ambala Cantt and Theog
The Shimla police have arrested an interstate drug racket kingpin and his accomplice from Zirakpur, Punjab, in a crackdown on heroin trafficking. The accused were identified as Vijay (28), alias David or Bihari, from Ambala Cantt and Nitesh Sharma (28), alias Mike, 28, from Zirakpur.
SSP Gaurav Singh said the arrests followed investigations into recent heroin seizures in Shimla district. Five cases under the NDPS Act had been registered across Theog, Kumarsain, Rampur and Boileauganj, leading to multiple arrests.
“On February 8, two accused were caught with 30 g of heroin on a HRTC bus at the ISBT, Shimla. Investigation revealed the drugs were procured from Vijay in Zirakpur,” the SSP said. “Similarly, four accused arrested at Totu on February 2 with 11 g of heroin had also obtained it from Vijay. Other cases in Theog, Rampur and Kumarsain showed the same link,” he added.
A police team from Theog tracked and arrested Vijay and his accomplice in Punjab using technical and physical evidence in a 24-hour operation.
Vijay is the kingpin who has supplied heroin to over 70 consumers in Shimla, Theog, Rampur and Rohru in recent months. He was previously arrested in Theog with 180 g of heroin in 2023 and is named in multiple criminal cases in Ambala Cantt and Theog in 2022 and 2023.
The investigation has linked the accused to trafficking more than 335 g of heroin and 15 persons have been arrested so far. The SSP said the police were working to dismantle the entire network and would conduct financial investigations to seize assets bought with drug money.
