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January 8, 2010 | Punjab police seize 8 kg heroin from a Nigerian national | Amritsar: Punjab Police on Friday detained a Nigerian national with about 8 kilograms heroin worth 400 million rupees in the international market. Acting on a tip-off, Punjab Police's
Special Operation Cell, detained international Heroin smuggler Felix Odemole resident
of Nigeria near the Amritsar railways station. Amritsar Senior Superintendent
of Police P. K. Rai said: "State's special operation cell has achieved a big success
in which a Nigerian national named Felix have been nabbed with 8 kilograms of
heroin near the railway station." "Felix stays in Delhi and he is related to Pakistan
smuggler Abad Ali. He used to work with him and after collecting the stock from
here, used to pass it on," he added. Rai said the recovered consignment of heroin
was to be routed to different countries. He added that preliminary investigations
reveal Odemole was residing in New Delhi since 2004 when he visited India on Student
Visa, which expired in 2006. Odemole had close proximity with Pakistan smuggler
Abad Ali through his contact based in South Africa, Rai added. Police is now trying
to unearth the entire nexus and network of smugglers. Search operations are on
at various locations to track other Nigerian associates of the accused. Police
have registered a case Fir No. 3 Dated 07/01/2010 U/s 21/29/61/85 NDPS Act, Ps. S.S.O.C. Punjab, Amritsar. |
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