In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police has arrested six Delhi-based Nigerian ‘end-recipients’ of heroine consignments transiting through Punjab. Police claimed that the dealers received drug consignments from Pakistan, and those arrested run an international drug racket.
The dealers have contacts in Nigeria, Brazil, Pakistan and the US, the police said.
According to the Police, the racket operates in many Indian States and has drug operations in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh.
The arrest was made by a joint party of State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Mohali, and Patiala including Mohali DSP Rajinder Singh Sohal, Patiala DSP Gurdev Singh, among others.
The arrested Nigerians have disclosed their names as Sydney Obinna, Uzochekwu Clement, Alogsis Ezechinelu, Mike, Victor and Peter, a spokesperson of Punjab police said.
“They were residing in a rented accommodation in Uttam Nagar, New Delhi, from where they were arrested by the Punjab police on Wednesday. The information provided by them was being verified and the concerned foreign embassy was being intimated about the arrests,” the spokesperson said.
He said that investigations have revealed that Delhi-based Nigerian “end recipients” were in contact with “Pakistan-based heroin smugglers Abid Ali, Sajabad and Bhola”.