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Mumbai, May 8 (PTI) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
has arrested an ex-serviceman of the Zambian Army for alleged
possession of 4 kg of heroin at Chhatrapati Shivaji
International Airport here, an official said on Saturday.
Based on a tip-off, the zonal team of the NCB
intercepted Zambian national Kenith Mulowa at airport on
Friday, the official said.
Mulowa, who had booked a room in the hotel near the
Mumbai: NCB arrests ex-Zambian army official with heroin worth Rs 26 crore
NCB
Mumbai, May 8: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials on Friday arrested a Zambian national with four kilograms of heroin worth Rs 26 crore. The accused is an ex-Zambian army official. What has baffled the anti-drug agency is that the accused had sourced heroin from Ethiopia, which until now was known for smuggling cocaine. The accused is also suspected to be having links with Afghan drug traffickers, sources said.
According to the NCB sources, on the basis of discreet information, under the supervision of Mumbai NCB Unit Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede, a team of officers comprising VV Singh and Ashish Ranjan seized four kilograms of Heroin (Commercial Quantity) and intercepted one Zambian National - Kenith Mulowa at the international airport in Mumbai on Friday.