The Delhi Police Special Cell has apprehended three suspects allegedly involved in the distribution of party drugs, marking a significant breakthrough in combating drug trafficking in the region.
DCP Amit Kaushik revealed that a substantial quantity of narcotics, including 64 grams of high-quality cocaine and 20 ecstasy pills, was seized from the suspects during the operation.
Suspects.
The suspects have been identified as David Narh and Emmanual Nsiah from Ghana and Chimobi Okpara from Nigeria, according to reports from Asian News International.
The swift action by the Trans Yamuna Range of Special Cell, based on received intelligence, led to the interception of Narh and Nsiah on SFS Flats Road in Mayur Vihar Phase-3, Delhi. A subsequent search resulted in the recovery of 56.69 grams of cocaine and 20 ecstasy pills from the suspects.
Further investigation led to the apprehension of Okpara, identified as the source of the contraband, and additional drugs were recovered from his residence in a Greater Noida Society.
DCP Kaushik stated, “The Trans Yamuna Range of Special Cell received information about the movement of two persons involved in supplying party drugs.
Acting swiftly on the information, a team intercepted the accused persons, David Narh and Emmanual Owusu Nsiah, recovering a significant quantity of drugs from them.”
Narh, hailing from Accra, Ghana, arrived in India in December 2023 due to economic hardships and was introduced to the narcotics trade by Okpara, whom he met in Africa.
Nsiah, also from Accra, Ghana, relocated to India in mid-January 2024 for better earning opportunities, as advised by acquaintances. Okpara instructed him to facilitate the delivery of narcotics.
Okpara, a 27-year-old Nigerian, arrived in India in 2018 and engaged in drug trafficking in Delhi/NCR, initially residing in Mumbai before settling in Casa Granda, Greater Noida.
The arrests signify a significant blow to the illicit drug trade in the region, and efforts are underway to identify and dismantle the entire syndicate involved in the trafficking of narcotics.
