2 women held after op at Indo-Nepal border, 3 kg drugs seized

Two women have been arrested and over three kg of cocaine worth around Rs 25 crore seized after a joint operation by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers along the Indo-Nepal border at Sonauli in Uttar Pradesh, officials said today.
A woman, identified as R Kashung from Manipur, coming from Nepal on a bus late last night was arrested and 3.12 kg of cocaine was seized from her possession. The value of the contraband is estimated at Rs 25 crore, they said.
The drug consignment was destined for Delhi. Kashung led the sleuths to another woman from her state, identified as Moi, who lives near Safdarjung Enclave area in the national capital.

Moi was also arrested and she told the sleuths that she used to live with a Nigerian national who was the "kingpin" of this racket, they said, adding, "The NCB is looking for the Nigerain identified as O G Nnanna."
NCB officials suspects that drug syndicates originating in African and South American countries are routing the drugs to India via the open Indo-Nepal border.
The SSB on August 20 seized synthetic drugs worth Rs 15 crore along the Indo-Nepal border in Siliguri of West Bengal.