A Zimbabwean woman has been arrested by the Delhi unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau in a joint operation with the Central Industrial Security Force at the Delhi airport. Three kg Methaphetamine worth Rs 15 crore in the international market has been recovered from the possession of the woman.
Madho Singh, Zonal Director of the NCB said, “The team received intelligence on Monday at around 8:30pm that a Zimbawean woman, suspected to be carrying Methaphetamine will leave from Delhi to Goa in an Indigo flight.
“Accordingly, a team was formed and the CISF was also alerted. During surveillance, the Zimbavean national arrived at the Termal 1D of the Indira Gandhi International Airport,” said Singh.
The official further said, “The woman was intercepted by the team at ID. During checking, it was found that she was carrying two bags and on checking these bags, 3 kg methamphetamine was found packed in a black plastic polythene and also hidden in both sides of the trolley suitcase.”
Madho Singh added, “During preliminary questioning, the woman disclosed that she came to India on March 20 at the Mumbai airport. She told the agencies that she was handed over the contraband by an African national in Delhi and she was further supposed to give to a Nigerian national in Manilla Phillipines.”