The interrogation of the
Nigerian led the police to arrest his associate and supplier, a 19-year-old
Venezuelan national, who had smuggled the drugs into the country from Ethiopia
by concealing them in his stomach.
Both men have been arrested on
charges under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the police
said in a statement on Saturday, January 6, 2024.
According to the police,
Sakinaka police sub-inspectors Rajendra Nagar, Pankaj Pardeshi and their teams
were carrying out night patrols when they spotted a man moving suspiciously.
When the police asked him to
stop, he got scared and tried to run away. But the police team caught him
immediately. He was identified as Daniel, 38, a Nigerian national.
"When he was searched, 88
plastic capsules were found in his possession. These capsules were stuffed with
880 grams of high quality cocaine. The seized drugs are estimated to be worth
Rs 9 crore in the international market,” said Datta Nalawade, Deputy
Commissioner of Police, Zone 10.
Daniel’s interrogation led cops
to a hotel in Sakinaka, from where the police arrested Joel Ramos, 19, a
Venezuelan national.
Investigations have revealed
that Ramos had come to India a few days ago by Ethiopian airline from Addis
Ababa.
He had concealed the said
cocaine capsules in his stomach. After successfully smuggling it into India, he
gave it to Daniel for further selling, Nalawade added
The suspects have been charged
under relevant sections of the NDPS Act for allegedly smuggling and selling
commercial quantities of cocaine and also for violation of the Foreigners Act
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