1.01 KG OF HEROIN (WORTH APPROX. 2.5 CRORE IN INTERNATIONAL MARKET) RECOVERED

The Anti-Narcotics Squad, Outer District has done a splendid work by arresting a Nigerian drug supplier from Nihal Vihal area who used to supply drugs in Delhi/NCR. Approx. 1.01 Kg of Heroin (worth approx. 2.5Crore in international market) has been recovered from his possession and a case vide FIR No. 435/2023 dated 08.04.2023 U/s 21/25 NDPS Act was registered at PS Nihal Vihar, Outer District,Delhi. 

On 07.04.2023, a secret information was received in Anti Narcotics Squad/Outer District, regarding an African origin person namely ‘Sunday’ who is running an African Kitchen at Shiv Vihar, Nilothi Extension, Nihal Vihar and in the garb of the African Kitchen, he supplies drugs in large quantities locally and in other areas of Delhi/NCR.

It was further informed that Sunday will be going to Tilak Nagar for supplying Heroin.The authenticity of the information was checked and a raiding team comprising ASI Rajendra Prasad, HC Jai Prakash and HC Harbans, led by Insp. Sushil Kumar, Anti Narcotics Squad was constituted.The raiding team reached the spot and a trap was laid to nab the drug supplier. After sometime, the suspect of African origin was sighted coming out from a four storey house, holding a Khaki colour paper bag. As the raiding team moved towards him, he turned around and tried to quickly return to the house but the raiding team acted swiftly and after chasing him for a while to the flat, the team overpowered him. On enquiry, he was identified as Sunday Okeke Ugwuoke S/o Ugwuoke r/o Town - Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria, Age 46 years.

Meanwhile, ACP Operations, Outer District also reached the spot. Thereafter, the search of Khaki colour paper bag was conducted and two polythene packets containing powder were found inside the bag. The powder was tested with the Field Testing Kit and it was found to be ‘Heroin’.

Mr. Harendra Singh, IPS, DCP, Outer Distt, said, during sustained interrogation, accused ‘Sunday’ disclosed that he arrived in India in January 2020 on Medical Visa for 03 months. When he arrived in India, his friend Kenechickwu was already living in Chander Vihar. Kenechickwu helped him to find a job at an African Kitchen at Chander Vihar.African food and drinks are served in these kitchens where Africans gather and socialize. While working in the kitchen, Sunday became familiar with the purchasing/selling of drugs to the Africans. Later on , he hired a ground floor Flat at H. No. D-110, Shiv Vihar, Nilothi Extn. to operate an African Kitchen independently. His friend Kenechickwu returned to Nigeria in August 2022.

INTERROGATION:  Mr. Harendra Singh, IPS, DCP, Outer Distt, said, during sustained interrogation, accused ‘Sunday’ disclosed that he arrived in India in January 2020 on Medical Visa for 03 months. When he arrived in India, his friend Kenechickwu was already living in Chander Vihar. Kenechickwu helped him to find a job at an African Kitchen at Chander Vihar.

African food and drinks are served in these kitchens where Africans gather and socialize. While working in the kitchen, Sunday became familiar with the purchasing/selling of drugs to the Africans. Later on , he hired a ground floor Flat at H. No. D-110, Shiv Vihar, Nilothi Extn. to operate an African Kitchen independently. His friend Kenechickwu returned to Nigeria in August 2022.

Sunday disclosed that many Nigerians come to India for very short duration. They smuggle Heroin into India and after handing over the contrabands to drug suppliers in Delhi/NCR, and they quickly return to Nigeria. The contraband recovered from him was procured by him from a Nigerian namely ‘Ugochukwu’ who met him when he was working in the previous African kitchen.

He has been staying illegally after the expiry of his medical visa. Scrutiny of passport reveals another visa pasted but in the absence of any entry of arrival and departure from country, it seems to be a forged document which will also be investigated.