Narcotics Control Bureau in India has arrested a Nigeria national with 1.21kg of heroin in what is considered one of the biggest drug haul in the Asia country.
38-year-old Madubueze Nonso Charles was reportedly caught on a Mumbai-bound Rajdhani Express at Vadodara railway station, Ahmedabad, India on Wednesday, March 7.
He said to have been travelling in A5 coach of the train and was arrested around 3.30 am from the train by the Ahmedabad zone sleuths who had a specific information about him from the Delhi zonal unit.
Hari Om Gandhi, director of Ahmedabad zonal unit of NCB, said
“When we searched his luggage, we found three concealed food packets of pistachios and rice flour. On opening them, we found white powder and tests confirmed that it was heroin.
He added that Charles, who is living in Mumbai as a clothes trader, is only a carrier while the sender is the drug dealers.
“During interrogation, he told us that he had received the consignment from another Nigerian. However, he has not revealed the name of the person,” said Gandhi.
“Charles was told that on reaching Mumbai he would get a call from a specific phone number. He had to tell his location to the caller,” said Gandhi.
NCB officials suspect that the receiver would also be a drug dealer as no consumer of heroin would buy the drug in such a large quantity.
