Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has made this year's first seizure of Methaqualone aka Quaaludes from a 71-year-old South African national and his associate. The agency seized 14kg of the drug from the arrested duo. NCB had zeroed down upon the septuagenarian during his stay in a Delhi hotel and nabbed him at the airport when he was to fly out of India. The accused has smuggled drugs six times in the past. .
On April 10, Herbst and a Nigerian national named Martin were intercepted at the domestic airport. When the sleuths searched his luggage, they found Methaqualone wrapped in polythene and carbon paper concealed between T-shirts. .
During interrogation, Herbst revealed that he had come to India 8 times and ferried drugs in six of those trips. He works for a Nigerian drug cartel operating between India and South Africa. .
Martin told the cops that he has been supplying the drug for several years. He has been staying in India since 2007. His passport and visa have expired.
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