New Delhi, April 07:An Afghan national and a Nigerian were arrested here allegedly with 1.6 kg of heroin worth around Rs three crore in the international market, police said today.
Mohd Sarwar (32), hailing from Kandahar and Emeka Paul (27) from Nigeria were apprehended from near Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology in south-west Delhi’s Dwarka recently.
We have received a tip-off about foreign nationals involved in supply of drugs from across the border to various countries with Delhi as a transit point. Investigations led to the arrests of two people,” Arun Kampani, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), said.
Sarwar was carrying heroin packet by wrapping it on his right leg below the knee resembling a plaster. It was also learnt that these drug dealers enter India on the pretext of medical treatment but are actually into drug business, Kampani said.
Sarwar is a school dropout and came to India on the pretext of treatment of his wife about three months back. But he is actually in this trade and is a member of International drug mafia namely Hazi Zia of Kandhar.
The Afghan and other carriers are carrying drugs in their stomach in the form of capsules, which are extricated after arrival in the country. This unique method though extremely dangerous helps in evading authorities in
intercepting them at the airports,” Kampani said.
Paul came to India on a business visa in 2006 and after that he visited the country by obtaining visa on one or other pretext every six months.
He is into the drug racket for long but has been caught for the very first time. He obtains drugs from Afghani nationals and some other drug dealer based in Punjab, and further supplies these consignments to criminals of Nigerian origin based in Delhi,” Kampani said.
These drugs are further sent out of the country at much higher prices and a part of it is consumed through a chain of Nigerian suppliers to consumers in Delhi and NCR.
The Special Cell had busted a cocaine racket recently in which two Nigerians — Mohemmed Owolabi Adigun and Akanbi Olamilekan Mohemmed — were arrested and huge quantity of cocaine recovered from their possession.
Similarly, 200 kgs of Ephedrine used for making stimulants such as ecstasy (drug) was also recovered by Special Cell from a suspected Manipuri militant recently.
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