New Delhi, November 22
The Delhi Police arrested two drug traffickers, including a Nigerian national, and seized more than 3 kilogram of high-quality MDMA, worth more than Rs 4 crores.
The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the crime branch carried out a dedicated operation and arrested the duo identified as Sanatan Goswami on November 14 and Ikechukwu.
The seized contraband has been traced to suppliers in Delhi-NCR, with connections to distribution channels extending into Himachal and Goa indicating a complex international operation.
Goswami, a local drug peddler from Ghaziabad was held near Kalibari Apartments in Delhi’s Gol Market. The team also recovered 33 grams of MDMA from him. Ikechukwu was held from Chattarpur with 47 grams of MDMA during a raid at his house.
The crime branch stated that Goswami’s involvement in supplying narcotics to posh areas in Delhi like Connaught Place. The investigation showed that tracking IDs linked to parcels sent from abroad, allegedly by one Frank, an African national. The parcels were traced to the Foreign Post Office which contained 6,790 Ecstasy tablets weighing 3.037 kg, valued at Rs 4 crores.
Goswami was a taxi driver before entering the drug trade through contacts with an African supplier. He had contacts with consumers of drugs through his profile as a taxi driver. Ikechukwu arrived in India eight years ago in Kolkata, before moving to Faridabad, and then settling in Chattarpur, crime branch further stated.
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