Nigerian held with 500-gm heroin
The CIA wing, Mahorana, has nabbed a foreign national with a substantial quantity of heroin suspected to be distributed among drug peddlers in the region. The price of 505 gm of contraband recovered from the suspect is estimated to be worth Rs 3 crore on the international market.
The suspect has been identified as Godwin Samuel, a resident of Olikwu Town in Nigeria and at present residing at Tilak Nagar in New Delhi. Malerkotla SSP Gagan Ajit Singh said cops supervised by DSP (D) Satish Kumar had nabbed the suspect when he was going in an Uber taxi to deliver a consignment of heroin to some drug peddlers, yet to be identified.
“It was on Sunday afternoon when cops led by Mahorana CIA in-charge Harjinder Singh intercepted a foreign national near under-construction Delhi Katra Expressway during a naka set up for checking suspicious vehicles. When searched, 505 gm of heroin was recovered from the suspect's possession,” said Gagan Ajit Singh.
A case under Sections 21/61/85 of the NDPS against Godwin was registered on the statement of Harjinder Singh at the Amargarh police station. Preliminary investigations have revealed that he was earlier booked in a similar case at the Kurali police station in Roop Nagar district. He had also remained lodged in the Central Jail at Sangrur. He had been residing in New Delhi for over five years under the guise of a student.
