106 Nigerians Arrested For Drug Trafficking In India

A full of 106 Nigerians person been listed among 660 overseas nationals arrested crossed India connected charges of cause trafficking past year.

A study by the Indian Express besides listed Nepalese (203) and Myanmarese (25) topping the list.

Quoting information from the country’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) yearly report, the mean noted that 18 Bangladeshi nationals, 14 from Ivory Coast, 13 from Ghana, and 10 from Iceland, were besides arrested for drug-related crimes.

India’s Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the study during the 2nd nationalist league of heads of anti-narcotics task unit (ANTF) of assorted states and Union Territories.

According to the study carried connected CHANNELS TV, 163 cases of cause trafficking done drones were reported successful Punjab, and 187.149 kg heroin, 5.39 kg methamphetamine, and 4.22 kg opium were seized from antithetic sectors. In Rajasthan, 15 cases of drones were reported and 39.155 kg heroin was recovered, portion successful Jammu and Kashmir, 1 lawsuit of drone was reported and 0.344 kg heroin was recovered, the information shows.

“India faces a increasing situation successful combating narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances trafficking owed to its geographic determination betwixt the Death Crescent (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran) and the Death Triangle (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos) – 2 large planetary drug-producing regions,” Director General (NCB) Anurag Garg said successful the yearly report.

“While the states of Punjab, Rajasthan, and Jammu & Kashmir are susceptible to heroin smuggling from Pakistan, the north-eastern states — Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh — are affected by proximity to Myanmar. Coastal routes — Mumbai, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu — are present progressively being exploited for the smuggling of synthetic drugs and precursors,” Garg said.

Addressing the conference, Home Minister Shah said the clip has travel to bring those who tally the cause commercialized successful India portion sitting overseas wrong the ambit of law, stressing that the Narendra Modi authorities is determined to hitch retired each kinds of narcotics from the country.

“The CBI has done precise bully enactment connected this. I entreaty to each heads of ANTF that with the assistance of the CBI, they should marque the statement for the extradition of fugitives. This volition not lone assistance successful breaking the narcotics gangs but besides the coercion gangs. Action is besides being taken against those progressive successful the retail commercialized of drugs,” helium said.