According to the Times of India on Tuesday, the Chandigarh Police Crime Branch in India said it busted an international drug syndicate consisting of three foreign nationals, and seized 204.8 grams of crystal methamphetamine popularly known as ice.
The suspects Frank Nwokeji, Loua, and Jack David llobi Tochukwu are Nigerians residing in New Delhi, per report.
A team of crime branch led by Inspector Ashok Kumar had on March 30 received a information from a reliable source that three Africans, who are Chandigarh-based drug suppliers, were arriving with a large quantity of narcotics.
The suspects were reported to have entered India on medical and business visas for a short stay but got involved in illicit drug trafficking and had overstayed illegally after their visas expired.
Investigation showed that the suspects bought the contraband from their country at lower prices and then sold them at higher prices in discos, pubs, and bars in the Tricity area, said the police.
The police disclosed that the investigation into the case was ongoing, adding that authorities were hoping to apprehend more members of the drug syndicate.
One of the traffickers, Loua, had been previously detained in 2019 under the NDPS Act after being found in possession of 207 grams of heroin and is currently out on bail before he was arrested for drug-related activities.
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