A 23-year-old Nigerian youth has been arrested here for allegedly smuggling heroin to the United States via air courier after concealing it in especially crafted cavities in women sandals.
Odeomenan Kenneth Ozioma was arrested by the Narcotics Cell of the Crime Branch from near Janakpuri (East) Metro Station.
"330 gm heroin worth Rs 70 lakh which was very cleverly concealed in the specially built cavity in the sole of ladies sandal was recovered from his possession," Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav said today.
Talking about this new modus operand of drug traffickers to smuggle drugs abroad, he said that now the drugs are being supplied in parcels through air couriers.
"These parcels contain the objects having specially built cavities in which the drugs are cleverly concealed. In the recent times, Narcotics Cell has confiscated 400 gm MDMA concealed in a golf kit, one kg heroin concealed in pistons of car, 6 kg Ephridin concealed in piston shafts, 1 kg heroin concealed in seats of bicycle and 200 gm cocaine concealed in shoe cavities," said Yadav.
A tip off was received on April 14 that a Nigerian national namely Ozioma who used to supply heroin abroad through air parcel would be coming near Janak Puri (East) Metro Station with the contraband and thereafter would go to Mahipalpur for sending the same through air courier, police said.
"A trap was laid near Janakpuri (East) Metro Station and Ozioma a resident of Warri state of Nigeria was apprehended and the contraband recovered from him. A case under section 21 NDPS Act has been registered at Crime Branch police station against him," said Yadav.
