The Air Intelligence Unit of Mumbai Airport Customs on Monday had arrested two women from Uganda for allegedly smuggling 3.91 kilograms of heroin worth Rs 20 crore in the city. The accused duo had smuggled drugs from Sudan to Mumbai, officials stated.
According to the Customs, specific tip-off was received by the agency that the accused women were smuggling contraband after which the customs officials scanned their items of baggage and recovered 3.91 kilograms of heroin worth around Rs 20 crore in the illicit market.
The preliminary enquiry from the duo has revealed that they had travelled from Juba (Sudan) to Dubai and then from Dubai to Mumbai, officials said.
"The accused women have said that they were given the packet by someone in Sudan and were asked to deliver the same to someone in Mumbai. The women also claimed that they were promised good money for the successful delivery of the consignment," said a customs official.
The customs has received some information about the Sudan-based supplier from the women. "Although the women have revealed some details about the person who had given them the contraband, it is highly possible that he may have faked his identity. We are now trying to find out who was supposed to receive this consignment in Mumbai," the official said.
