Kathmandu uncovers cocaine racket selling drugs to Europe

Four people of different nationalities arrested. 2.6 kilos of drugs and 1.3 million rupees Seized. The band refers to Nigeria but has contacts with all continents. Political instability and corruption have encouraged the growth of trafficking in the country.

Kathmandu (AsiaNews) - The Nepalese police have broken up a gang of international drug dealers, which was based in Kathmandu to traffic cocaine to European markets. The police narcotics detained in a Nigerian, a Venezuelan, an Indian and a Nepalese for possession of 2.6 kilos of drugs. The authorities also recovered 1.3 million Nepalese rupees (about 11 thousand euro).

According to police, Yamaris Kamris was sent as a drug mule from Venezuela for a fee of $ 1,500. On passing the checks at the airport, she rented a room at a hotel in Kathmandu, where police found her. Kamris confirmed that the flight came from Dubai, but would not disclose the place of origin of the cocaine. Dil Bahadur, the arrested Nepalese citizen, is known to have trafficked drugs to Hong Kong at least 120 times.

Police officer, Ganesh KC,  says: "Five years ago, some cocaine couriers were arrested for the first time in Nepal. In the following years the Nigerian network expanded a lot, taking advantage of the political instability and corruption in the country. " "In the past - he adds - the police managed to arrest traffickers, but this is the first time we've captured the characters directly related to traffic originates in Nigeria". In five years, the anti-drug teams have recovered 21 kilos of cocaine and arrested 13 drug dealers.

According to authorities, Nepal is becoming an increasingly important center for the sorting of cocaine, mainly because of the increased presence of Chinese citizens in the country. The traffic that sets out from Kathmandu receives drugs from all over the world, having contacts with Pakistan, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and the United States (along with many other countries).

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