The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested two African nationals and busted a drug racket and recovered high quality heroin worth Rs 1 crore from their possession. Police identified the accused as Sace lirbat (33) and Okna Andern (29) both natives of Ivory Coast, a West African country.
On May 28, based on a tip off, the duo were arrested from Uttam Nagar where they had gone to supply heroin to a peddler. Both the accused were staying in India illegally, they said. “We have recovered 50 grams (of heroin) from them. Further probe and interrogation is going on and the chain of supply is being investigated,” said Santosh Kumar Meena, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police.
The sleuths of the Anti- Narcotics Squad of the Dwarka district were tipped off that the accused would be coming to Uttam Nagar. A trap was laid Som Bazaar Chowk, Kabaadi Road, Om Vihar Phase-3, Uttam Nagar. On finding police the accused tried to flee.
The officer said as the road was under construction, both the accused fell down and were overpowered by police. Police said they are trying to establish the chain.