2 women held after op at Indo-Nepal border, 3 kg drugs seized

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Two women have been arrested andover three kg of cocaine worth around Rs 25 crore seized aftera joint operation by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuthsand Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers along the Indo-Nepalborder at Sonauli in Uttar Pradesh, officials said today. A woman, identified as R Kashung from Manipur, comingfrom Nepal on a bus late last night was arrested and 3.12 kgof cocaine was seized from her possession. The value of thecontraband is estimated at Rs 25 crore, they said. The drug consignment was destined for Delhi. Kashung ledthe sleuths to another woman from her state, identified asMoi, who lives near Safdarjung Enclave area in the nationalcapital. Moi was also arrested and she told the sleuths that sheused to live with a Nigerian national who was the "kingpin" ofthis racket, they said, adding, "The NCB is looking for theNigerain identified as O G Nnanna." NCB officials suspects that drug syndicates originatingin African and South American countries are routing the drugsto India via the open Indo-Nepal border. The SSB on August 20 seized synthetic drugs worth Rs 15crore along the Indo-Nepal border in Siliguri of West Bengal.PTI NES NSD RGNSD