New Delhi : Four people were arrested and a total of 12143 rolls of "illicit" Chinese manja were recovered during multiple operations in different parts of Delhi, a statement released on Friday said.
The operations were carried out by the teams of Central Range and Cyber Cell of Crime branch.
"Four accused persons have been arrested after three cases were registered at the Crime Branch police station," it added.
In the first operation, a trap was laid in the Rohini area following inputs and a shop and a godown were raided in Sector 7 where 11820 rolls of Chinese manjha were recovered. A shopkeeper was arrested after police registered a case.
One more accused Adnan was arrested in the course of the investigation after 23 rolls were recovered from his possession.
In the second operation, one Mohd Akib, a resident of Bhajanpura, New Delhi was arrested following a raid. 240 rolls were recovered from his possession. He was arrested after police registered a case, it added.
In a similar exercise, one Asjad, a resident of Azad Market, Delhi was apprehended in a raid following the recovery of 60 rolls from his possession. He was arrested after a case was registered.
"Accused Asjad disclosed that he is a 2nd-year student in the BA Program, and side by side he is also working as a Website designer at Azad Market, Delhi. He purchased the recovered Chinese Manjha from one Islam, a resident of Kolkata, West Bengal through WhatsApp. He was selling manjha to earn quick money," the statement added.
"Efforts are being made to trace the source of the illicit manjha," it said. (ANI)
