Shimla, February 12 The Shimla police have arrested an alleged kingpin of an interstate drug network and his associate from Zirakpur, Punjab, according to police on Thursday.
Addressing the media at a press conference here, SSP Gaurav Singh said that the accused, Vijay alias David alias Bihari (28), who is a resident of Ambala Cantt in Haryana, is the leader of the network and has been supplying heroin in multiple districts of Himachal Pradesh.
"In Shimla, his drug network has been established in Theog, Rampur, Rohru, and the state capital, and he has been responsible for supplying heroin in these regions for a long time," he said.
He also said that Nitesh Sharma alias Mike (28), from Zirakpur, who is Vijay's associate, has also been arrested, and his involvement in the network is being investigated.
SSP Gaurav Singh said that David's involvement was found during the investigation of multiple cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, registered in Shimla, Theog, Kumarsain, Totu, and Rampur.
"During the investigation, we found that the accused who were recently arrested under the NDPS Act in the district had purchased the contraband from David in Zirakpur," he said.
SSP Gaurav Singh said that on February 8, 2026, two accused were apprehended with 30 grams of heroin from an HRTC bus at ISBT Shimla. During the investigation, it was revealed that they had allegedly purchased the contraband from David in Zirakpur.
"On February 2, four persons were arrested with 11 grams of heroin from Totu, and they too had sourced the drug from David. Similarly, David's involvement was also found in other cases registered in Rampur, Kumarsain and Theog, where arrested individuals admitted to purchasing heroin from David," said Singh.