Delhi police Special Cell busted a three-man international drug cartel supplying banned substances across India on Friday, comprising two Nigerians and an Ivorian.
According to a local media platform, Bhaskar live, the accused identified as Nnamani Ahukajude (44), a resident of Nilothi Extension, and Chinezie (34), a resident of Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), both Nigerians, as well as Franck Oumar Ibrahim (40), a Cote d’Ivoire national who resides in Greater Noida.
According to the official, members of the cartel used to keep drugs at a residence in a posh colony of Greater Noida.
HGS Dhaliwal, Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), stated that there was information about many Delhi-based individuals of African origin engaging in drug trafficking in portions of the nation from outside Delhi-NCR.
“On March 4, a particular information was received regarding the arrival of a Nigerian individual with a cargo of Methaqualone near a petrol pump on the Dhaula Kuan-Gurugram Expressway to deliver the item to his contact. “A trap was set, and he was apprehended,” stated the Special CP.
4.680 kg Methaqualone was found concealed in cardboard boxes wrapped in garments stored in the trolley bag of the individual identified as Nnamani.
“Nnamani admitted to being a part of a drug cartel controlled by people of African origin in Delhi-NCR. “He further revealed that he obtained the discovered drugs from one Frank Oumarlbrahim of Cote d’Ivoire, who lives in Greater Noida,” Dhaliwal added.
“Franck was apprehended on March 5 at Mata Chanan Devi Hospital in Janakpuri at Nnamani’s request. During the search, eight kilograms of Methaqualone were discovered in the dickey of his car. “Franck revealed that he had received drug consignments from another Greater Noida-based drug dealer, Chinezie, a Nigerian national,” Dhaliwal claimed.
Chinezie was apprehended outside the ONGC Headquarters in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, on March 6. From the bag he was carrying, a total of 1.250 kg of Methaqualone was recovered.
“A search of his rented house in Greater Noida was conducted, and 570-gram Methaqualone was recovered,” the officer explained.
“Three drug suppliers were apprehended and severely probed. They said that they would acquire Methaqualone consignments from a person of African descent in Greater Noida. “They used to swap drugs mostly in the areas of INA Market, Vasant Kunj Mall, C-1 Janakpuri, and Vikaspuri in Delhi,” the officer explained.
The accused further admitted that they used to deliver drugs from Delhi/NCR to Bangalore and Mumbai using their carriers.
Their strategy is to transport its carriers to Bangalore through Ahmedabad solely by long-distance buses that they board at Dhaula Kuan. Carriers conceal drugs in secret cavities in their bags.
Members of the cartel never travel by train or aircraft while in possession of narcotics.
Carriers fly back to Delhi after delivering the consignments. The suspects apprehended have also admitted to being involved in drug trafficking for more than two years.
“All the three detained drug suppliers have been unlawfully living in India without proper travel permits. “Nnamani stated that he landed in India on a six-month tourist visa in March 2022, but did not return to his country even after the visa expired,” said the Special CP.
“Franck stated that he had gone to India in January 2022 on a six-month tourist visa, but he never returned to his nation Cote d’Ivoire even after the expiry of his visa.
Chimezie arrived in India in January 2018 on a six-month tourist visa.
“But, he did not return to his nation Nigeria subsequently and has been remaining in India illegally since then.
“Efforts are being made to identify and apprehend the remaining members of the drug cartel,” the Special CP said.
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