New Delhi, Oct 16 Two taxi drivers allegedly turned drug suppliers, coordinating deliveries and ferrying contraband in their vehicle depending on their availability, have been arrested along with a 43-year-old Nigerian national in north Delhi, police said on Friday.
Police recovered 22.1 grams of cocaine, 90 grams of heroin and 15.3 grams of MDMA, classified as a commercial quantity, from the three accused. A taxi allegedly used for drug deliveries was also seized.
The accused have been identified as Acche Babu (25), a resident of Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh; Zahid (22), from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh; and Cajethan Chukwujekwu (43), a Nigerian national residing in Mehrauli, Delhi.
The police received a tip-off on October 12 that Acche Babu and Zahid would arrive near the foot overbridge on Ring Road in Kashmere Gate to allegedly supply drugs.
A police team apprehended Acche Babu around 9.15 pm and subsequently caught Zahid from a car parked nearby. The operation led to the recovery of 16.4 grams of cocaine and 90 grams of heroin, police said.
During interrogation, the two taxi drivers allegedly disclosed that they had come into contact with Cajethan, who initially hired their taxi before involving them in drug deliveries.
Acting on their disclosures, police apprehended Cajethan from Mehrauli on October 13 and recovered another 5.7 grams of cocaine and 15.3 grams of MDMA.
According to police, Acche Babu operated a taxi on a rental basis for Rs 600 per day, while Zahid also worked as a taxi driver. The two allegedly coordinated drug deliveries and carried them out depending on their availability.
Cajethan allegedly told investigators that he had come to India on a medical visa in 2022 and continued to stay after its expiry. He was allegedly involved in drug trafficking with another Nigerian national, identified as Ameka, police said.
Raids were conducted to trace Ameka, but he could not be found. Police are trying to establish the source of the seized drugs, identify others linked to the alleged supply network and ascertain their roles.
An FIR has been registered under the NDPS Act and further investigation is underway.
(PTI News)
