The Bangur Nagar police have arrested a 31-year-old freelance makeup artist, Phulchand Ishwardayal Kashyap, a native of Gangaghat in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district, for allegedly possessing cocaine for sale in Goregaon. Kashyap, who has been living in Mamu Galli for the past few years, was found with 678 gm of cocaine worth Rs 3.36 crore in the international market.

Drug racket

Police suspect Kashyap was associated with an international drug trafficking racket and was allegedly used as a courier to transport drugs from abroad. Investigators have identified some of his suspected associates and launched an operation to trace them.