Nagaland Police Break Courier-Based Inter‑State Cocaine Network
Police say the arrests expose a structured syndicate that used parcel services to move cocaine with suspected cross‑border links.
Overview
- Nagaland Police arrested five people in Dimapur, Pune and Delhi and seized about 33 grams of suspected cocaine that has been sent for forensic testing.
- Officials identified the accused as Tohuka Sema (alias Toka) in Dimapur, Yeka Awomi in Pune, Biresh Kumar and Akhtar Hussain in Delhi, and delivery agent Swantheiba Inkah.
- Investigators say the group operated in a structured way with defined roles for suppliers, handlers and delivery agents and used commercial courier and parcel channels to deliver drugs.
- Police say two other suspects are believed to be outside Nagaland and that the probe has revealed possible international links, including a suspected Nigerian national.
- A case has been registered under the NDPS Act at West Police Station in Dimapur and officers are tracing payments, customers and additional associates as part of an ongoing inquiry that could prompt tighter checks on parcel logistics.