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Watch: American woman arrested in Delhi with cocaine worth Rs 10 crore

Watch: American woman arrested in Delhi with cocaine worth Rs 10 crore

An American lady arrested by Delhi NCB team with 1.9 kg Cocaine worth ? 10 crores.

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The women - named, Stephanie Caprio Policarpio - was allegedly arrested by the police the same day from a hotel in Central Delhi's Paharganj area, reports said

An American woman has been arrested by the Delhi NCB(Narcotics Control Bureau) team reportedly with1.9 kilograms of cocaine worth Rs 10 crores.

The women - named, Stephanie Caprio Policarpio - was allegedly arrested by the police the same day from a hotel in central Delhi's Paharganj area, reports said.

The drug, worth Rs. 10 crore, was smuggled to India from Brazil’s São Paulo by Ethiopian airlines, reports indicated.

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A large amount of cocaine was reportedly given to Stephanie by a Nigerian national in Brazil.

Reports say that it was discovered from her passport that she had travelled to Spain, Switzerland & Uganda since February 2017.

Delhi NCB has seized 26.34 kg cocaine and arrested twenty foreigners so far this year with most carriers from South America andAfrican countries.

This is thefirst time an American has been arrested.

NCB says that the route usually taken for drug trafficking is from Brazil's Sao Paulo to India via Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Adis Ababa.