Table lamps with hidden agenda

Woman arrested in Malviya Nagar for smuggling drugs in seemingly innocuous household items

Woman arrested in Malviya Nagar for smuggling drugs in seemingly innocuous household items

Things were going rather well for Kasung Angmphy, until she walked into a courier office on April 7 to enquire about a consignment. Waiting for her there was a team for the Delhi police's Special Cell.

Kasung was nabbed for allegedly indulging in international trafficking of drugs. The special cell sleuths held Kasung after receiving information that she would come to the courier office regarding a parcel that had been sent abroad.

According to the police, the woman would seal drugs inside everyday household items like table lamps and would then courier them abroad.

Picture perfect heroin

On April 3, the Narcotics Cell of the Delhi Crime Branch arrested two Nigerians, Mark Lucky and Ivon Xavier and recovered 100 gm of premium quality heroin. The duo would conceal the drugs inside the cavities of specially designed photo frames and then ship them abroad. The arrest was made from a courier company's office, when the duo arrived and enquired about a parcel.

"Kansung came at around 9 am the courier office in Malviya Nagar. On a tip-off we had followed her and found out that the parcel she had come to probe about contained around 400 grams of heroin hidden inside. The seized parcel contained 15 clothes and three bags. The consignment was being sent to South Africa to her accomplice," said a special cell official.u00a0u00a0u00a0
During interrogation, Kasung revealed that a person called Leo, a South African national, had provided the consignment to her. Leo, who was waiting in a taxi outside the courier office, fled from the scene.u00a0 "We are investigating the case and are yet to arrest Leo. The woman was into the trade for the last two months and had joined it to make quick money," said the Special Cell official.u00a0