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Two Nigerian Women Arrested For Cocaine Trafficking In India (Photo)
The Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) sleuths in Kochi seized 530 grams of cocaine and arrested two girls hailing from Nigeria in reference to the seizure. The worth of the seized cocaine is estimated to be round Rs 5.5 crore within the worldwide market.
The service, Kane Simpou Julie (21), had arrived on the Cochin Worldwide Airport Restricted (Cial) on Saturday from Lagos by way of Doha. Though she possessed a Côte d’Ivoire passport, sources mentioned that she was a resident of Nigeria. Julie arrived on a Qatar Airways flight. The contraband was hid within the false backside of her trolley bag. Sleuths approached her primarily based on particular intelligence and made the seizure.
Sleuths then discovered from the service concerning the second accused, one other Nigerian lady, Ifoema Queen Anozie (33), who has been staying in India for the previous 4 years. She was primarily based out of Mumbai and used to coordinate with the service concerning the contraband provide and the service’s journey.
Sources mentioned that the DRI sleuths saved the details about the seizure quiet in order to make the girl assume that the consignment obtained by means of the airport safely. She had come to Kochi by way of practice from Mumbai and had obtained off the practice on the South station. Afterward, sleuths contacted the girl by means of texts and made her come to a resort on the pretext of assembly the service.
DRI officers recorded her arrest when she got here for the meet-up. They recorded the arrest of each accused on Sunday and produced them earlier than a Justice of the Peace. The duo have been remanded in 14 days of judicial custody.
