Police in India have arrested a Nigerian man for allegedly running an interstate drug racket from inside the Kapurthala Prison in Punjab.
Victor, as he is simply called, was arrested early March with 2.5kg of heroin. Also arrested alongside him were Gurvinder Singh and Ranjit Singh.
Victor’s arrest was made public on Monday.
The Times of India said the Nigerian was arrested after the country’s Counter Intelligence Wing Jalandhar arrested two smugglers linked to him.
The AIG Counter Intelligence, Jalandhar, Harkamalpreet Khakh, said they got a tip-off that Gurvinder and Ranjit were smuggling a big Heroin consignment with the help of Victor.
The police intercepted the vehicle and found one-kilogram of heroin hidden in the vehicle.
Mr Khakh said a separate case has been registered against Victor under The Prisons Act, 1894 as two mobile phones and one SIM card were also recovered from him.
A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 has been registered against the arrested smugglers at Sultanpur Lodhi Police station.
