India’s
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has recovered 1.3 kilograms of fine
quality Colombian cocaine stashed in 90 capsules from the stomach of a
Nigerian , who had come to Delhi from Lome, Togo. According to The Times
of India, the accused was taken to hospital where an X-ray confirmed
the presence of foreign bodies in his stomach. He was kept in the
hospital for two days during which he expelled 90 capsules containing
1.3kg cocaine. The Nigerian was identified as Monday Tony Okonkwo.
He
arrived IGI airport in an Ethiopian Airlines plane on February 6.
“When we conducted a thorough search of his body and baggage, he denied
having any drugs or banned substance with him. However, the NCB team got
suspicious when he said that he had come to India regarding his
business of wigs and hair, but was found travelling on a tourist visa,”
said Rajender Pal Singh, deputy director general, NCB.
Tony was
taken to Safdarjung hospital where an X-ray confirmed the presence of
foreign bodies in his stomach. During interrogation, the man revealed
that he had ingested the drug capsules at a guesthouse in Lagos. “The
accused said he took around three hours to ingest the capsules and then
took a flight to Lome.
He then travelled to Addis Ababa from
where he boarded a flight to New Delhi. His passport has corroborated
the claims,” Singh said. Monday Tony Okonkwo was supposed to deliver the
drugs to another distributor who would have contacted him once his
Indian number was active. Watch video: “We are on the lookout for his
handlers based in India and Nigeria,” Singh added.
NCB believes
the cartel is being run by a group based in Peru or Bolivia and is the
same one that had employed a Brazilian woman earlier to carry the
contraband in swallowed packs. The consignments were first taken to Sao
Paolo, Brazil and then distributed throughout west African countries
through carriers. The drug was brought to India via Ethiopia or Abu
Dhabi.
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