Delhi Interstate cocaine trafficking racket busted Ghanaian national among 4 held

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) The Delhi Police busted an interstate cocaine trafficking network operating in Delhi-NCR with the arrest of four people, including a Ghanaian national, an official said on Sunday.

     Police said the accused supplied drugs to youths frequenting pubs and bars in South Delhi and Gurugram. The accused have been identified as Hukmuddin (45), Jabid Hussan (41), Mushtaq (40) and Charles Owusu alias Johnson (36), a Ghanaian national.

     The investigation began on May 26 when the crime branch received information that Hukmuddin, a Chhattarpur resident, was allegedly supplying cocaine in Delhi-NCR and would deliver a consignment in Dwarka.

     "A team laid a trap in Sector 9, Dwarka, and apprehended him after a brief struggle. Police recovered 106 grams. During interrogation, Hukmuddin disclosed that he had procured the contraband from Jabid Hussan, who was arrested from Haryana's Nuh-Mewat on August 17," said a senior police officer.

     Jabid subsequently revealed that he had obtained the cocaine from Mushtaq, who was arrested on August 18. Further investigation led the police to Charles Owusu, who was arrested from his rented accommodation in Devli Extension, Khanpur, on October 20. Around 30 grams of cocaine were recovered during his personal search.

     Owusu, who came to India in 2023 on a tourist visa, disclosed that he procured cocaine from another Ghanaian or Nigerian national identified as David, who is suspected to be operating from the Chhattarpur area.

     "Teams are making efforts to trace the alleged supplier and identify other members of the network," the officer said, adding that further investigation is underway.

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