Two Nigerians held in Gurugram with drugs valued at Rs 5 cr
Gurugram, Aug 18 : Two Nigerians were arrested in Gurugram and over 1 kg heroin valued at Rs 5 crore in the international market was seized from them, police said on Saturday.
Accused Yao and Okelie, presently residing in a rented premises in Hastsal Vihar area of Delhi's Uttam Nagar, were arrested by a Special Task Force (STF) team led by Inspector Sonu Malik from the Delhi-Gurugram border at Sirhol on National Highway-48, STF DIG B. Satheesh Balan told the media here.
The two have since been sent in police remand and are being questioned.
Both are members of an international gang of peddlers who smuggled heroin from South Africa, Mexico and Peru and supplied the contraband to Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and other parts of the National Capital Region.
A case was registered at Gurugram's Sector 17-18 police station under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Balan said that the accused had failed to produce their passports and other documents.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
