3, including a Nigerian national, held for drug peddling

Three persons, including a Nigerian national, have been arrested and five kilogram of heroin, worth Rs 20 crore in international market, seized from them, the police said today.
The Special Cell had received inputs that Punjab-based drug dealers would be coming to the national capital to receive heroin from Delhi-based African origin persons.
On September 1, police got information that two Punjab- based alleged drug dealers would be coming near Shiv Mandir in Hastsal in Uttam Nagar, to receive a consignment of heroin from an African origin dealer, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Yadav said.
In the early hours of September 2, Dsitadimma Casmir Arinze (37), a Nigerian national and drug supplier, handed over two packets of heroin to Jaswant Singh alias Sonu (30) and Charanjit Singh alias Jeeta (27).

The three were nabbed and five kilogram of heroin worth Rs 20 crore in international market was seized from them, he said.
Two kilogram of heroin was recovered from Sonu and a kg from Jeeta. Two kilogram heroin was also recovered from the Nigerian national.

Police has also recovered six cell phones with various SIM cards used in the drug trafficking activities were also recovered.
During a search Arinze's rented accomodation, the police seized a fake passport of Sierra Leone having multiple fake visa stickers of India. He used this passport for getting house on rent and rooms in hotels, the DCP said.

Initially, Arinze tried to mislead police by saying that his name is Rowland and he is a Sierra Leone national. Later, he revealed that he actually belongs to Nigeria.
He had come to India in 2008 on a business visa for six months. But even after expiry of visa, he continued his illegal stay in India, said the officer.
Arinze came into contact with a fellow Nigerian who asked him to supply drugs for quick money. He worked for Michael initially but later started supplying drugs independently.
For the last five years, the Nigerian national was supplying drugs independently in Delhi and Punjab.

He also used to send heroin consignments to England, France, Canada, South Africa, etc through courier companies, said the officer.
He also used to procure heroin from Afghan nationals.
The Afghan Nationals visit India bring heroin to Delhi by several means including swallowing heroin filled capsules, the DCP said, adding that it is suspected that the arrested Punjab drug dealers have been procuring heroin from Arinze for the last two years.