Delhi Police’s South District police dismantled part of an international charas network, arresting four Nepalese nationals.[1][2] The operation began with a June 29 recovery of 8.598 kg at a residence in Kotla Mubarakpur and the arrests of Bharat Thapa, 32, Govind Budha, 32, and Jyoti Pun Magar, 50.[1][2] Police registered an FIR under Sections 20, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act at Kotla Mubarakpur police station over the June seizure.[3][2] Interrogation, technical surveillance, financial analysis and local intelligence then led police to Roshni Magar, 32, who was operating a storage and distribution unit in Wazirabad.[1][2] Police arrested 32-year-old Roshni Magar, who allegedly facilitated the large-scale storage of charas in Delhi.[3] Binmaya and Hari, both Nepalese nationals, emerged as alleged suppliers, and police said their exact roles, whereabouts and financial links were still being established.[1]

In total, police recovered 106.250 kg of high-quality charas valued by police at around Rs 109 crore.[3][2] The August 12 raid on the Wazirabad premises recovered 97.652 kg of high-quality charas packed in 13 plastic bags.[1][2] Officers also recovered a mixing machine and packing material at the premises.[1][2]

Investigators said the network sourced charas through suppliers in Nepal, including the Kakri area of Rukum, and moved it toward Delhi through the Sonauli border by road to evade checks.[1] Once in Delhi, the drugs were stored at various locations and repacked into smaller packets, with orders coordinated through social media including Telegram, payments in cash and digital banking, and digital messages deleted after transactions.[1] Police said the drugs were moved by autorickshaws and bike taxis to distributors and customers, targeting areas with many young people and demand centres such as Wazirabad and Majnu Ka Tila, including outlets around pubs, bars and hotels.[1] South District DCP Anant Mittal said the syndicate had operated in Delhi for four to five years, and that Roshni had left for Nepal after the June arrests before returning believing the situation had settled and resuming operations.[1] Police said they were examining the financial trail to identify others who financed, supplied, transported or distributed the drugs.[1]