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Why drugs keep flowing free on Mumbai streets
Updated On: 18 September, 2023 07:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
After major crackdown that netted 15 top drug movers from Nigeria and Tanzania, cops at their wits’ end as their relatives or friends just take their place, even as their families are fully taken care of by their gangs
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Bruno Ahmed Ali: A Tanzanian national busted in July with 60 grams of MD; Blessing Amaka Okonkwo: Came to India in January last year on a business visa; Bright Olive: Was arrested near the Nalasopara railway station; Charles Njoku Samuel: Was apprehended by the Kandivli unit of the ANC; Benson Thomas: A Nigerian national who was living on a footpath at Mira Road
After a recent crackdown on local significant players in a drug syndicate, the Mumbai Crime Branch’s Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) has turned its attention to African drug syndicates. They successfully apprehended 15 major drug suppliers, all hailing from Nigeria and Tanzania, from different parts of the city, this year. Officials discovered that many of the accused had been residing in India despite having expired business, medical and education visas. This group was responsible for distributing mephedrone (MD) and cocaine in the city.
According to the ANC, the African syndicate has a significant presence in Mumbai and neighbouring cities. “They procure drugs from various parts of the country and supply them to metropolitan areas, especially Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Palghar. Many of them have multiple criminal cases. Their modus operandi is simple: even if they get caught, they refuse to reveal information about the entire drug syndicate network. Instead, a family member comes to India and takes over the syndicate’s operations. In return, they receive substantial sums of money to take care of the arrested kin and deal with legal challenges,” explained an ANC officer.
The crackdown on the drug suppliers is going under the supervision of Lakhmi Gautam, joint commissioner, crime, and ANC DCP Prakash Jadhav. These are the accused who have been nabbed by the ANC.
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