Those arrested are Ethiopian nationals Amir Abdul Razzak, 27, a dentist by profession, Abdul Aziz Yusuf Umar, 29, and Yemeni national Ahmed Mirai, 32.
Making a breakthrough in the Khat leaves (contraband) smuggling case, sleuths from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday, arrested three foreign nationals, including a dentist and a management student, for being part of the international drug cartel that originates in Ethiopia.
Those arrested are Ethiopian nationals Amir Abdul Razzak, 27, a dentist by profession, Abdul Aziz Yusuf Umar, 29, and Yemeni national Ahmed Mirai, 32.
An Ethiopia-based person had exported 132 kg of Catha Edulis alias Mira Leaves alias Khat Leaves valued at Rs 3.4 crore on July 10. The said consignment reached Mumbai and Kolkata on July 13. "Razzak had come to Mumbai to practice medicine, but he could not make money from his medical background and ventured into drug trafficking. He was one of the receivers of Khat consignment and was staying in a hotel in Colaba," said an agency source.
Umar, a resident of Malviya Nagar in Delhi, used to pick delivery of contraband items and hand it over to Razzak. "From Umar we have seized a fake card of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The card bears his photograph with a fake name. Another consignment of 40 kg of Khat leaves worth Rs 1 crore had come from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on Thursday, which was received by Mirai. Again the said leaves were declared as Green Tea. The arrested trio were produced before a local court on Thursday, and were remanded to DRI custody.
CRIME SHEET
- An Ethiopia-based person had exported 132 kg of Khat Leaves valued at Rs 3.4 Cr on July 10
- The leaves were declared as Green Tea and sent as EMS speed post parcels to Mumbai and Kolkata on July 13
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