New Delhi, Sep 12 (Agency) Two men, including a foreign national were arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police with over 17 kg narcotic drugs worth Rs 30 crore. They used to send drugs to other countries through courier services from Delhi, the police said on Sunday. The suspects were identified as Babu Lal and Chigozie Foster Okafor, who were allegedly carrying over 16.650 kg narcotic drugs, 5.650 kg heroin, one kg Phenobarbital and 10 kg chemical (both controlled substances). One of the accused–a Delhi-based Nigerian national– also found to be staying illegally in India, the police said. The police got information regarding drug trafficking activities in Delhi. Acting this input, the movements of drug traffickers were tracked and put focus on two drug suppliers when on September, 8 one Babu Lal came near cremation ground Mangolpuri at evening hours to deliver a consignment of heroin to one of his contacts. The police raided and overpowered, during the search of his bag led to the recovery of 4 kg heroin. A case under appropriate sections of NDPS act was registered. At the instance of Lal, Okafor was nabbed on Friday morning from near the metro pillar no 707 Ram Nagar when he was going on his scooty to deliver the consignment of contraband. Search of the bag carried by Okafor led to the recovery of one kg heroin, Pramod Singh Kushwah, DCP, Special Cell, said.
A raid was also conducted at Okafor’s rented house in Ram Nagar, and recovered of 10 kgs white color powder, one kg Phenobarbital (both controlled substances) and 650 gms crude heroin . The accused told the police that they were members of an international narcotic drug syndicate and Okafor was the main supplier of heroin. Lal used to get the supply of heroin from him and pass it on to small drug traffickers in Punjab and Haryana. Okafor would get supply from a Delhi based fellow Nigerian national who would get the supply from a Delhi based Afghan national, police said. The police further said, Okafor would send consignments of heroin to other countries of UK, Sri Lanka, UAE, Nepal, Bangladesh and South Africa from Delhi through courier companies by using fake IDs. Okafor arrived in India in July 2019 on a 6 months business visa, but even after expiry of his visa, he did not return. He was initially associated with a fellow Nigerian national in drug trafficking. After working with him for about six months, Okafor developed his own network, police said.