Nigerian national, 2 aides arrested with pistol, 112 gm cocaine: Police
AMRITSAR, June 18 -- A Nigerian national identified as Collins and two local aides, part of a drug racket, have been arrested with 112 gm of cocaine, Amritsar police said on Tuesday.
Collins, who was currently residing in Delhi and his two local distributors identified as Ishpreet Singh alias Harsh and Akhilesh Vij, residents of Basant Avenue locality were arrested with narcotics and one pistol of .32-bore, commissioner of police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said.
"The cartel operated primarily through WhatsApp. Collins, the key supplier, sourced the narcotic substances and distributed them through his local contacts in north India. Akhilesh either received consignments directly from Collins or travelled to procure them and sell it directly to customers", Bhullar said while addressing a press conference.
"The network targeted affluent circles and sold cocaine. Collins came to India in 2023 for the medical treatment of his son. After his son returned to Nigeria post-treatment, Collins remained in India illegally, without valid documentation. He has since been involved in drug trafficking activities, operating primarily from Delhi," Bhullar added,
Two FIRs have been registered against the accused. The first FIR under Sections 21-8, 21-C, 29/61/85 of the NDPS Act and 25/54/59 of Arms Act have been registered at police station cantonment, Amritsar, while another FIR was registered under Sections 21, 21-B, 21-C, 29/61/85 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Sadar, Amritsar.
In another incident, the police busted a drug and hawala cartel with the arrest of three persons and seized 1kg of heroin and Rs.8 lakh hawala money from their possession. The arrested accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Dhulka village in Amritsar district, Ravi Kumar of Dadupur road in Amritsar and Sham Singh, a resident of Kathunangal road.
"Ravi had cross-border links with Pakistani smugglers and along with Sham Singh procured heroin from designated pickup locations shared by them, Bhullar said, adding: "Drug money was routed through a hawala network operated by Gurpreet, who runs a meat cart in his village. He used a token system to collect hawala money."
"Cash amounting to Rs.8.10 lakh was recovered from Gurpreet. This hawala money was routed back to Pakistan via Dubai, indicating sophisticated international financial links," Bhullar added....
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