The Bangalore unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a Nigerian national who is believed to be the head of the supply chain of illegal drugs in India. The arrest was made on the basis of a tip off from the Ahmedabad bureau. John Somadina aka Ramvir Pal (41) has been handed over the Ahmedabad NCB.
The illegal drugs supplier used to live in Delhi, and he was from Bangalore on March 6. Prima facie, it was found that Somadina, was, in fact, a pan-India supplier of illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamine, etc. He coordinated with the drug cartel that was involved in smuggling illegal drugs from South America and Africa into the country.
The modus operandi of the criminal was to illegally bring Illegal drugs into the country and then to the smaller cities such as Ahmedabad, Baroda, etc. From there on, his carriers used to supply the illegal drugs in small quantities to bigger cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bangalore, among others.
“Most of the people who act as carriers in this crime are citizens of Nigeria, Kenya, Venezuela, Vietnam, Columbia and Brazil. And they are mostly drug addicts themselves. There also appointed several people from the North East as carriers. At least 12 of the carriers were apprehended by the NCB from different cities. The carriers would work for them for free supply of drugs,” shared Hari Om Gandhi, Zonal Director, NCB.
Investigation revealed that Somadina was involved in at least 12 cases of illegal drug supply and smuggling. Investigators said he was also in touch with the international drug cartels in South America. He used to smuggle illegal drugs into the country with the help of carriers. It was also suspected that he was running a country-wide racket in 2014. The Ahmedabad NCB has been granted three-day judicial custody of the accused.
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