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Popular Nigerian Drug Smuggler 'Baba Don' Arrested for the 3rd Time in India

Posted by Odinaka on Thu 08th Oct, 2015 - tori.ng

The Delhi Police's Special Cell has busted an international drug cartel with the arrest of dreaded Nigerian smuggler identified as Uruakpa Ahmed alias Baba Don.

 
On Wednesday, October 7th, an international drug smuggler and Nigerian national identified as Uruakpa Ahmed a.k.a Baba Don, was arrested on a tip-off by Delhi Police with over 1.5 kg hashish and 1kg amphetamine recovered from his rented house in Mahavir Enclave in west Delhi.
 
According to the Police, 50-year old Baba Don was earlier arrested by Customs officials in Delhi in 2002 for possessing 1.6 kg heroin. He was also arrested by the Special Cell for possessing 865 gm cocaine in 2009.
 
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), Rajiv Ranjan said; "Three members of this international cartel Deepak Pandey, Paramjeet Singh and Devender Pal Singh were held on June 29. But, he managed to give a slip." 
 
According to Delhi Business Statndard, Ahmed, the kingpin of this gang, told police about another Nigerian Michel, a resident of south Delhi, who provided him the consignment of the drug recovered from his possession.
 
The official said Ahmed arrived in India in 2002 on a business visa. "He later came in contact with his fellow Nigerians indulging in drug trafficking and started supplying drugs on their instances. He worked as carrier for them," the official said. 


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