The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted a drugs trafficking racket by two foreign nationals of Nigerian origin and recovered 31 Grams of MDMA, popularly known as Ecstasy pills, valued more than Rs. 10 lakhs in international market.
According to the police on Friday, accused King Okorie Johnson Arinze, aged 28 years, and Chibuzdo, aged 31 years, were apprehended from New Delhi’s Nihal Vihar area after a police team laid a trap to catch them. The motive behind the crime was earning easy money, as per the police officials.
“During interrogation, both the accused disclosed that they had come to India around seven years back on tourist visa. On expiry of visa,they didn’t return to their country but started doing small business in India.They suffered huge loss in business and thought to earn easy money and started drug trafficking.During Interrogation,they didn’t provide their passport details,” the police said.
Accordingly,a case under relevant provisions of NDPS Act has been registered against the two accused. During interrogation, the Nigerian duo also revealed about other persons who used to provide them drugs for supply. Efforts are being made to apprehend them.
Total 31 grams of fine quality MDMA (a commercial quantity) was recovered during police investigation and value of the recovered contraband in the international market is estimated to be more than Rs. 10 lakhs.
