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The authorities task unit (STF) of EAGLE unit of Telangana has apprehended 2 African women nationals allegedly linked to a Nigerian cause cartel operating retired of Mumbai, successful transportation with the proviso of cocaine and MDMA to peddlers successful Hyderabad.
The arrests followed further probe by Masab Tank constabulary into the earlier apprehension of Nitin Singhania and Shranik Singhvi, from whom cocaine and MDMA were seized.
Police said the probe revealed that the contraband had been procured 2 women who transported the drugs from Mumbai to Hyderabad.
The apprehended women person been identified arsenic Cathy Hanchabila, 28, a nonmigratory of Borivali successful Mumbai and a autochthonal of Malawi, and Ellena Kasakatira, 48, besides residing successful Borivali and a autochthonal of Senegal.
According to investigators, the 2 were moving arsenic carriers for a Nigerian cause cartel based successful Nalasopara, Mumbai.
Police said the EAGLE Force tracked the question of the women aft they near for Mumbai and apprehended them. As the drugs had already been delivered to the Hyderabad-based accused earlier their interception, constabulary said ineligible procedures were being initiated, including question regularisation orders and deportation proceedings, arsenic per law.
During the investigation, constabulary recovered that the 2 women had attended a ample gathering astatine Kalamb Beach successful Nalasopara past Sunday, held betwixt 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., which was attended by astir 200 to 300 people, astir of them African nationals. At the gathering, they allegedly came into interaction with Emeka, a Nigerian cause peddler, to whom they spoke astir their fiscal difficulties.
Police said that 2 days later, Emeka contacted them and instructed them to present a parcel successful Hyderabad. On December 17, earlier boarding a bus, the women were allegedly handed implicit a parcel containing drugs. They travelled from Mumbai to Hyderabad successful a Dolphin autobus and delivered the contraband to the accused.
Further probe is nether mode to place different persons progressive successful the cause network, constabulary said.
