Hans News Service New Delhi

TheDelhi Police has busted an interstate illegal pharmaceutical drug supply network with the arrest of four men and the recovery of over 21,000 tablets and capsules of Alprazolam and Tramadol weighing over 14 kilograms, an officer said on Tuesday.The accused were arrested during a multi-stage operation conducted by the crime branch across different locations in Delhi.“A team of the crime branch initially intercepted Munesh Kumar Gupta (44) and Akhilesh Mishra (46) near Nigam Bodh Ghat on October 31 while they were transporting pharmaceutical drugs on a motorcycle. A search led to the recovery of 16,380 tablets and capsules weighing over 10 kg, following which an FIR was registered,” a senior police officer said.Based on their interrogation, police arrested their alleged supplier, Virender Kumar alias Hero (48), from Madipur and recovered 4,320 Tramadol capsules weighing over 3 kg from his possession, according to the officer.