New Delhi, April 08: A 40-year-old Manipuri woman was arrested in the national capital for allegedly possessing 400 grams of heroin worth around Rs 40 lakh in the international market, police said today.
The arrested woman has been identified a Kasung Angmphy, a resident of Ukhrul district in Manipur and she was allegedly part of a gang which was supplying heroin from India to South Africa, America, England and France.
Police said 400 gm heroin worth Rs 40 lakh in the international market has been recovered.
“A mobile phone used for communicating with kingpin of the racket Leo, a Nigerian national, and her other associates in drug trafficking has also been seized,” a senior police official said.
She was arrested on April seven from a courier company in Malviya Nagar.
“Angmphy was arrested when she came there to enquire about a parcel of heroin which she booked earlier for South Africa.
–Agencies