New Delhi: The New Delhi police arrested an Afghan drug peddler on Friday who was involved in supplying narcotics in capsules from Afghanistan to Delhi and adjoining districts. Heroin weighing 2.975 kg and worth Rs 12 crore in the international market was recovered from him, a police officer said.

"Mohammad Roohullah, 30, a resident of Takhar in Afghanistan was arrested on a tip-off at 6 a.m when he came to Lajpat Nagar to hand over the capsules to his contacts," said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Kumar Gyanesh.