A Nigerian national who allegedly used to smuggle drugs to foreign countries through courier after concealing them in various goods has been arrested after more than 2.5 kg heroin worth Rs 2.5 crore was recovered from him, police said.
Police had got a tip off yesterday that a foreign national involved in trafficking of drugs to a foreign country would come at Dwarka Mor, Uttam Nagar, Delhi.
"A trap was laid and a man, identified as Stanley Bright (26), presently residing in Uttam Nagar was nabbed. He was having in his possession three cartons. The cartons were containing ladies garments, shoes, auto parts, bag and the heroin was concealed in the cavities of the goods," said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand.
The first carton was found to contain shoes of kids, garments, lady sandals, baby carry bags and packets of laces. Heroin was found concealed in the cavities in the heels of the lady sandal, baby carry bag and cardboard sheets around which ladies laces were wrapped. The heroin when weighed was found to be 400 gms.
The second carton was having ladies garments and hand bags. 110 gms heroin was recovered from a cavity in a lady hand bag. The third carton was found having auto parts i.E. filters, fan belts and pulleys. The pulleys were found containing 2 kg heroin. The heroin was concealed in the hollow enclosures around the axis of pulleys, he said.
Total heroin recovered was 2.510 Kg. A case under the appropriate sections of the NDPS Act was registered at Crime Branch Police Station.
During interrogation, Bright told police that he came to India in February, 2013 on business visa and after expiry of his visa did not return to his country. He started sending garments to his sister from India but did not make enough money.
Around a year back, he came in contract with another Nigerian national involved in drug trade. He procured heroin from this Nigerian National and started sending heroin to his native country by concealing it in cavities of legitimate products. He sent the consignments through courier companies, police said.
