Two held with heroin worth Rs 20 cr
28 Sept 2012 6:33 AM IST
The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has arrested two people, including a foreign national, for smuggling drugs across the Indo-Pakistan border. From their possession, 8.10 kg of heroin worth Rs 20 crore in the international market has been seized.
Both the accused belong to an international drug trafficking gang with links in Afghanistan. On 24 September, they were arrested from west Delhi’s Pankha Road while receiving a consignment of heroin.
Theophilus, 29, a resident of Agbor in Nigeria and Gurpreet, 24, hailing from Punjab, have been residing here in the capital since 2009.
They smuggled drugs through the Indo-Pakistan border and supplied them in Delhi and Mumbai for sale. Around 4 kg heroin was recovered from Gurpreet and almost the same amount was recovered from Theophilus.
‘Theophilus revealed that he had come to India in 2008 on a business visa and settled in Delhi after expiry of his visa. In 2009, he came in contact with an international drug mafia having links in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Punjab, Delhi and Mumbai,’ said Sanjeev Kumar, deputy commissioner of police.
‘According to him, he operated on the instructions of his Nigerian counterpart based in Pakistan. They sent the consignment of heroin from Pakistan to India through the Indo-Pakistan border in Punjab,’ said the officer.
Theophilus used to send his associate to Punjab to collect the consignment. Till date, he has received around six consignments of heroin of various quantities. Gurpreet, who came to Delhi in 2009 and worked in a private firm, became an associate of Theophilus a few months ago.
Efforts are being made to identify the traffickers in Punjab, Delhi and Mumbai involved in the drug ring.
Both the accused belong to an international drug trafficking gang with links in Afghanistan. On 24 September, they were arrested from west Delhi’s Pankha Road while receiving a consignment of heroin.
Theophilus, 29, a resident of Agbor in Nigeria and Gurpreet, 24, hailing from Punjab, have been residing here in the capital since 2009.
They smuggled drugs through the Indo-Pakistan border and supplied them in Delhi and Mumbai for sale. Around 4 kg heroin was recovered from Gurpreet and almost the same amount was recovered from Theophilus.
‘Theophilus revealed that he had come to India in 2008 on a business visa and settled in Delhi after expiry of his visa. In 2009, he came in contact with an international drug mafia having links in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Punjab, Delhi and Mumbai,’ said Sanjeev Kumar, deputy commissioner of police.
‘According to him, he operated on the instructions of his Nigerian counterpart based in Pakistan. They sent the consignment of heroin from Pakistan to India through the Indo-Pakistan border in Punjab,’ said the officer.
Theophilus used to send his associate to Punjab to collect the consignment. Till date, he has received around six consignments of heroin of various quantities. Gurpreet, who came to Delhi in 2009 and worked in a private firm, became an associate of Theophilus a few months ago.
Efforts are being made to identify the traffickers in Punjab, Delhi and Mumbai involved in the drug ring.
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