NEW DELHI: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has seized “disco biscuits” worth Rs 60 crore from smugglers who had stashed the drug at an upscale locality in Greater Noida and were distributing it in Delhi. The drug, also known as methaqualone, had become popular after the protagonist in a Hollywood movie, Wolf of Wall Street, was seen using it.Special commissioner HGS Dhaliwal said three traffickers had been arrested till now. The kingpin of the gang was from Cote d’Ivoire, a West African country. The accused, identified as Nnamani Ahukajude (44), Franck Oumarlbrahim (40) and Chinezie (34), had been operating for the last two years.Police said the accused were staying in India without valid travel documents.Dhaliwal said Ahukajude was nabbed on March 4 following a tip-off that he would be arriving with a consignment of methaqualone near a petrol pump at Dhaula Kuan.When quizzed, he disclosed that he was a member of the drug cartel being run by African nationals in Delhi-NCR. He had procured the drugs from Oumarlbrahim residing in Greater Noida, he said.”Frank was nabbed on March 5 near Mata Channan Devi Hospital, Janakpuri at the instance of Ahukajude. Frank disclosed that he had received the consignment from another Greater Noida-based drug supplier identified as Chinezie, a Nigerian national,” Dhaliwal added.Chinezie was arrested on March 6 from Vasant Kunj.Interrogation revealed they received consignments of methaqualone from an African national in Greater Noida. They used to exchange drugs at INA Market, Vasant Kunj, Janakpuri and Vikaspuri in Delhi. They would also send drugs to Bengaluru and Mumbai through their carriers, the senior police officer said.He said the gang would send their carriers to Bengaluru via Ahmedabad only by long route buses, which they boarded at Dhaula Kuan. After delivering the consignments, the carriers would return to Delhi by air, he added.
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