The Delhi Police has apprehended a 49-year-old Nigerian woman from New Delhi Railway Station for allegedly smuggling 840 cans of foreign-made beer.
The accused has been identified as Mariam Eni Edakwo. According to Harendra Kumar Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Railways Unit of Delhi Police, on Saturday, due to the suspicious movement, a woman was stopped and her luggage having 12 jute bags were checked.
“The bags contained 840 cans of beer. The woman was travelling in A-2 coach of Mumbai Rajdhani train from Mumbai to Delhi. The beer cans were illegally brought into the country and then from Mumbai to Delhi, to be sold here,” said the DCP.
“Edakwo is married and has three children. Her husband is in the Nigerian police force. She has been visiting India since 2011. She had come to India in February for her garment business. She was living in Mumbai. The seized beer is very popular among people from African,” said the DCP.