New Delhi, May 25 -- The Delhi Crime Branch has arrested the alleged kingpin of a major inter-state drug trafficking cartel. The accused, identified as Satyapal alias Sonu, was apprehended on May 24 from Rohtak, Haryana, following a multi-layered investigation and sustained surveillance efforts.

In an official statement, DCP Harsh Indora stated that this arrest is the latest development in an operation that earlier led to the seizure of 172.780 kilograms of high-grade marijuana (ganja) and the arrest of three individuals: Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, Jaspreet Singh alias Jassu, and Pramod alias Parmal.

The investigation was initiated after the Crime Branch received actionable intelligence from ASI Sandeep Singh regarding an incoming narco...