Police have arrested an alleged Nigerian drug peddler and seized 880 grams of high-quality cocaine value Rs 9 crore from him within the western suburb of Saki Naka, Mumbai, India.
The interrogation of the Nigerian led the police to arrest his affiliate and provider, a 19-year-old Venezuelan nationwide, who had smuggled the medicine into the nation from Ethiopia by concealing them in his abdomen.
Each males have been arrested on fees below the Narcotics, Medication and Psychotropic Substances Act, the police mentioned in a press release on Saturday, January 6, 2024.
In response to the police, Sakinaka police sub-inspectors Rajendra Nagar, Pankaj Pardeshi and their groups had been finishing up evening patrols after they noticed a person transferring suspiciously.
When the police requested him to cease, he obtained scared and tried to run away. However the police crew caught him instantly. He was recognized as Daniel, 38, a Nigerian nationwide.
“When he was searched, 88 plastic capsules had been present in his possession. These capsules had been full of 880 grams of top quality cocaine. The seized medicine are estimated to be value Rs 9 crore within the worldwide market,” mentioned Datta Nalawade, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone 10.
Daniel’s interrogation led cops to a resort in Sakinaka, from the place the police arrested Joel Ramos, 19, a Venezuelan nationwide.
Investigations have revealed that Ramos had come to India just a few days in the past by Ethiopian airline from Addis Ababa.
He had hid the mentioned cocaine capsules in his abdomen. After efficiently smuggling it into India, he gave it to Daniel for additional promoting, Nalawade added.
The suspects have been charged below related sections of the NDPS Act for allegedly smuggling and promoting industrial portions of cocaine and in addition for violation of the Foreigners Act