Delta State Woman Arrested in India with 3.6kg of Heroin
Indian authorities have arrested a Nigerian woman living in Delhi and a taxi driver after seizing 3.6kg of heroin during an intelligence-led operation near the Goindwal bypass on the Amritsar-Bathinda highway in Tarn Taran. Senior Superintendent of Police Surender Lamba said officers intercepted a grey taxi under Inspector Rupinderpal Singh and found the drugs, one mobile phone and Rs 1,500 in suspected proceeds. The Nigerian, identified only as Bela, and driver Dalip Kumar of Noida were taken into custody. Preliminary investigations reveal Bela was linked to an international trafficking network operating across the India-Pakistan border, supplying heroin consignments to Punjab, Delhi and other states. A case under Section 21-C of the NDPS Act has been registered at City Tarn Taran police station. Recent months have seen several drug-related arrests involving Nigerian nationals in India.
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