A 50-year-old Nigerian national was arrested on
Wednesday with 1.5 kg hashish and one kg
amphetamine.Uruakpa Ahmed alias Baba Don,
claimed by Delhi Police as an international drug
smuggler, was arrested from his rented house in
Mahavir Enclave in west Delhi.
Police said]Baba Don was earlier arrested by
Customs officials in Delhi in 2002 for possessing
1.6 kg heroin. He was also arrested by the Special
Cell for possessing 865 gm cocaine in 2009.
"Three members of this international cartel
Deepak Pandey, Paramjeet Singh and Devender
Pal Singh were held on June 29. But, he
managed to give a slip,"
Ahmed, the kingpin of this gang, told police about
another Nigerian Michel, a resident of south Delhi,
who provided him the consignment of the drug
recovered from his possession.
The official said Ahmed arrived in India in 2002 on a
business visa.
"He later came in contact with his fellow
Nigerians indulging in drug trafficking and
started supplying drugs on their instances. He
worked as carrier for them," the official said.
On a tip-off, a raid was conducted on October 7 at
the rented house of Baba Don and he was arrested.
Over 1.5 kg hashish and 1 kg amphetamine has
been recovered at his instance.