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Delhi Police Bust Foreign-Linked Cocaine Network, Arrest Two Couriers

Nearly 60 grams of cocaine hidden in garlic-pod-shaped packets were seized as police traced operations to a foreign-based kingpin using encrypted communications.

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Overview

  • Delhi Police arrested two suspects, Ankit Kumar and Chimezie Fabian Chidolue, in southwest Delhi for trafficking nearly 60 grams of cocaine.
  • The cocaine was concealed in polythene knots resembling garlic pods, a tactic linked to African drug syndicates operating in metro cities.
  • The first arrest occurred on April 14 when police intercepted a car near the Leela Hotel checkpoint, recovering 34 grams of cocaine hidden in the vehicle's door panel.
  • The second suspect, Fabian, was apprehended on April 15 near the Mahipalpur flyover with 25.88 grams of cocaine in his possession.
  • Both suspects revealed they were acting on instructions from a foreign-based handler, Rehman alias Raymond, communicated through encrypted channels.