The Delhi Zonal unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a Venezuelan woman and a Nigerian man, who were allegedly part of an international drugs racket, and recovered cocaine worth Rs 7.5 crore.
According to a senior NCB officer, Brigette DVR Santoyo, 36, from Venezuela, and Okoro C Uka, 39, were appreheded from a hotel in the Mahipalpur area of the national Capital on Monday, allegedly exchanging the drugs.
“On November 20, our team received a tip off that at around 3pm, a Venezualan lady, who is suspected to be carrying cocaine has booked a hotel room in Mahipalpur. The Venezualan woman revealed that she arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport from Addis Ababa on Monday. She first entered Brazil from Venezuala on September 9 via road and travelled from Sao Paolo to Addis Ababa by an Ethiopian flight on November 19.
During interrogation, since the woman could not speak English, a translator was called in. “The accused Venezualan disclosed that she was handed over the trolley bag in Sao Paolo at a bus stand by a Nigerian national. She was being handled by one Emanuel, believed to be a Nigerian national, staying in Brazil.”
After a sustained interrogation of the Nigerian national, he confessed that he came to Delhi from Mumbai and had been staying at the same hotel as that of the Venezualan woman since Sunday. He further revealed that he often comes to India and it was his 12th visit,” said S K Jha, Deputy Director General, NCB, Northern Range.
The official added that the two have been arrested under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act by the Delhi zonal unit of the NCB.