Peddlers sold heroin at clubs, bars on MG Road in Gurugram

Peddlers, who were arrested on Friday by the Haryana Special Task force (STF), have allegedly told the police that they used to supply heroin to different clubs, pubs and bars, most of which are on the MG Road.

The accused, UC Okolie (40) and Yoco Kouadio (32) from Nigeria, were produced in a court and sent to judicial custody on Saturday, the police said. Okolie and Kouadio were arrested from near Iffco Chowk after policemen posed as decoy customers and struck a deal with the two. The police said Okolie is the alleged kingpin of a gang of drug peddlers.

Investigators said technical surveillance has revealed the mobile phone locations of the accused on MG Road, Iffco Chowk and near Bristol Chowk. The police said they were still investigating who their customers were.

Gurugram deputy inspector general of police (STF) Satheesh Balan said the illegal drug business in the district might slow down with the arrest of the kingpin, who was supplying heroin to many parts of Haryana.

“During interrogation, Okolie revealed that he had come to India in 2016 to do cloth business, which he did for a year in Tirrupur, Tamil Nadu,” Balan said.

During that period, he allegedly met Kouadio, who was into drug business and was living in Delhi’s Dwarka, Balan said adding that later, Okolie also allegedly took to the drug business.

He used to allegedly purchase drugs from Kouadio and sell them further. Kouadio allegedly paid Okolie Rs 15,000 for selling 10-gram heroin, the police said. The two arrested men had been living in a rented room in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar for the last one year.

On Friday, STF officials recovered over 1kg of heroin, valued at Rs 5 crore in the international market, from the possession of the two accused. A case was registered under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Foreigners Act at Sector 18 police station of Gurugram, the police said.

Balan said the drugs were being supplied to the duo from “across the border” and were delivered as per instructions received from a mastermind who is yet to be identified. Balan said the team is investigating the source of drugs in the region and its supply routes.

“The accused covered their drug peddling by posing to be cloth businessmen. We have identified the drug supply chain and are now looking for the drug dealers who delivered larger consignments. We are trying to track the masterminds,” Sector 18 assistant sub-inspector Dev Charan said.

First Published: Aug 19, 2018 05:10 IST