Wednesday, May 20, 2026
ADVT 
India

Two foreigners held with heroin in separate operations in Dwarka

Darpan News Desk IANS, 31 Oct, 2022 10:42 AM
  • Two foreigners held with heroin in separate operations in Dwarka

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) In two separate operations, the sleuths of Delhi Police have arrested two Nigerian nationals and recovered over one kg of heroin worth more than Rs 1 crore in international market.

Police said that with the arrest of the duo, identified as Samual Uzochukwu Nnowaruom and Joseph Ebekue, both from Nigeria, the entire backbone of the drug peddling syndicate has been broken in Dwarka area.

The move comes after the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Dwarka district was tasked to develop intelligence and information regarding the drug traffickers, who are indulged in drugs trafficking in Dwarka.

In the first operation, the police on October 26, received specific inputs regarding Samual, who is indulged in supply and selling of heroin and is currently residing at Uttam Nagar area.

"Acting on the inputs, a raid was conducted and on seeing the police team, Samual shut the door and ran inside the room. The police team broke through the door and apprehended him," said M. Harsha Vardhan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka).

"During search, two polythene containing white-cream colour substance was recovered from his possession, which upon checking with the field testing kit, was found to be heroin, weighing 907 gram. Accordingly, a case under section 8/21 of the NDPS Act was lodged at Uttam Nagar police station and he was placed under arrest," said the official.

In another operation, on October 30, Joseph was nabbed by police from his residence in Mohan Garden area after receiving a tip-off.

"Police also recovered 307 grams of heroin from his possession and a case under section 8/21 of the NDPS Act was registered at Mohan Garden police station and he was arrested," said the DCP.

MORE India ARTICLES

Kashmiri Women: Caught Between Rock And A Hard Place

It is a strange anomaly of history, both true and unjust. I was born in Srinagar, as were both my parents. My sister though was born in Delhi and went on to marry a Bengali settled in the capital, so struck down by a double whammy.    

Kashmiri Women: Caught Between Rock And A Hard Place

Afridi Spot On: Gautam Gambhir Trolls Ex-Cricketer Over Kashmir Tweet

Article 370 Jammu And Kashmir: On Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved the resolution on Article 370 and a separate bill to bifurcate the state into two separate union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.  

Afridi Spot On: Gautam Gambhir Trolls Ex-Cricketer Over Kashmir Tweet

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Passes Away

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday evening after she was rushed to AIIMS. She was 67.

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Passes Away

Article 370 Scrapped: Bollywood Reacts To Jammu-Kashmir Resolution

As Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday proposed to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Twitter got flooded with messages related to the issue with many hailing #OneCountryOneSystem.

Article 370 Scrapped: Bollywood Reacts To Jammu-Kashmir Resolution

How The State Of Jammu & Kashmir Will Cease To Exist

Following is the broad framework of how the state of Jammu and Kashmir will cease to exist after Centre's decision to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir:

How The State Of Jammu & Kashmir Will Cease To Exist

Article 35A Discriminated Against Women, Dalits: Government

Article 35A Discriminated Against Women, Dalits: Government
Schedule Castes Valmikis from Punjab, West Pakistan refugees, Gorkhas and women living in Jammu and Kashmir for the past six decades were suffering as they were not treated as residents of the state

Article 35A Discriminated Against Women, Dalits: Government