The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested an Afghan national from the national capital in connection with the Mundra Port Drugs (Heroin) Seizure Case.
The Afghan national Sobhan Aryanfar, 28, was residing at Neb Sarai in South Delhi. The NIA had registered this case on October 6 and this is the eighth arrest in the case.
The NIA had registered the case under various Sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and Section 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, related to seizure of 2,988.21 Kg of narcotic substance (Heroin) seized at Mundra Port, Gujarat involving foreign nationals in procurement and delivery of consignment, the NIA said in a statement.
“During investigation the arrested Afghan national has been found to be involved in the conspiracy of transporting narcotic drugs concealed in import consignment of ‘Semi-processed Talc stones’ originating from Afghanistan.
NIA had earlier arrested seven accused persons in this case. Further Investigation in the case continues.
The contraband drug consignment was camouflaged in bags of semi processed talc stones and imported by Aashi Trading Company. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had busted the contraband in September from Mundra port.
On September 13, the DRI detained two containers that had arrived at Mundra Port from Kandahar in Afghanistan via Bandar Abbas port of Iran.
The declaration accompanying the containers claimed they had "semi-processed talc stones".
However, a thorough examination by DRI had established that the two containers in fact contained 2,988 kg of heroin worth Rs 21,000 crore, which was concealed in "the lower layers" of "jumbo bags" topped with talc stones, an official release had earlier said.
The DRI had arrested eight persons, including five foreign nationals, in connection with the seizure of the drugs.