Ghaziabad: Two foreigners were arrested from Kavi Nagar on Sunday for allegedly smuggling brown sugar worth Rs 12 lakh, police said. They have been identified as Innocent (48) from Nigeria and Neema Sebastian (31) from Tanzania..According to cops, Innocent has been living in Vikaspuri since 2019, while Neema has been living in Chandra Vihar since 2022.ADCP (crime) Sachidanand told TOI that on Sunday evening, police got information about two foreigners traveling with brown sugar in Ghaziabad.A team was formed and sent to check them. Police caught them in Kavi Nagar, where the accused were waiting for an auto-rickshaw. We recovered 415 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 12 lakh from the accused, he said.The two accused had known each other for the last four months and worked for an unknown drug dealer in Delhi. They delivered consignments from Delhi to Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Nepal, and Punjab in the past with a charge between Rs 25,000 and Rs 1 lakh, police said.Police teams have been formed to nab the prime suspect while information has been shared with Delhi police. Explaining the modus operandi, ADCP said, The prime accused sends smugglers to some place in Ola. Then, the person takes local transport like an auto-rickshaw or bus to go to the destination, where another person comes to pick up the drugs. After delivery, smugglers return to Delhi. The first time, both accused had gone to Punjab to deliver the items banned under the NDPS Act.ADCP added that Innocent came to India on a tourist visa and is now claiming that he lost his passport and visa. According to Sebastians passport, she came to India in November 2022, and her visa will end by November 28.The accused have been booked under the relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and relevant sections of The Foreigners Act, 1946.We also published the following articles recentlyPolice on lookout for accused in dalit teens suicideA 16-year-old boy from a dalit community in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, committed suicide after allegedly being assaulted and verbally abused by members of an upper caste community for speaking to a girl from their community. The police are searching for the suspects and have modified the charges to include abetment of suicide and caste-based discrimination. Evidence, an NGO, has called on the state government to provide compensation and a monthly pension to the boys family.BSF, Punjab Police recover drone carrying drugs in AmritsarThe Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab police have successfully foiled another narcotics smuggling attempt near Amritsars Rajatal village. In a joint operation, they recovered a damaged drone carrying around 3.242 kg of contraband drugs. This comes just days after a similar operation resulted in the recovery of a quadcopter drone from Nestha village. The authorities are cracking down on drone-based smuggling activities in the region.Robbery in Delhis Govindpuri: Trishul tattoo leads cops to prime accused, his 3 associatesPolice in Delhi have arrested an accused and his three associates in connection with a robbery. The accused was identified by a distinctive trishul tattoo on his forearm. The robbery took place at the office of an event management firm, where the suspects used a toy gun to steal cash and belongings from the manager and his team. The main suspect had a motive for revenge against the firms owner. The police recovered the stolen items and the suspects vehicle. Investigations suggest that the robbers had insider information about the firm.

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