The Special Cell of the Delhi Police Department detained two Nigerians and an Ivorian on Friday who was operating an international drug cartel trafficking illegal substances across India. According to the official, drug storage was done by the cartel in residences in a posh colony neighborhood of Greater Noida. Bhaskar live, a local media outlet, reported that the group of people, including Nigerians Nnamani Ahukajude (44), a resident of Nilothi Extension, and Chinezie (34), a resident of Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), and Cote d’Ivoire national Franck Oumar Ibrahim (40), a resident of Greater Noida, were caught with 14.5 kg worth Rs 60 crore N3,371,078,241.00.
HGS Dhaliwal, the Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), revealed that there is intel about the involvement of many people of African origin living in Delhi who are involved in drug trafficking in other parts of the country from Delhi-NCR. On March 4, information was obtained about a Nigerian national who had arrived with a shipment of methaqualone along a petrol station on the Dhaula Kuan-Gurugram Expressway in order to hand over the package to his contact. According to the Special CP, he fell into a trap and was quickly captured.
Nnamani’s confession led to the arrest of other cartel members.
When the man, identified as Nnamani, had his bag searched, Methaqualone weighing 4.680 kilograms was discovered in cardboard boxes that had been further wrapped in clothes. He admitted to being a part of the drug cartel in Delhi-NCR, where people of African origin operated. In addition, he said that he had obtained the drugs from a Greater Noida resident named Franck Oumar lbrahim, who was originally from Cote d’Ivoire. On March 5, at Nnamani’s claim, Franck was apprehended close to Mata Chanan Devi Hospital in Janakpuri.
As a result of the search, eight kilograms of methaqualone were found in his vehicle’s dickey. Franck stated that he had gotten the consignments of substances from a Nigerian national named Chinezie, who also operates in Greater Noida. Chinezie was detained on March 6 outside the ONGC Building in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. A total of 1.250 kilograms of methaqualone was found in his bag. The official stated that during the search of his rented house in Greater Noida, 570 grams of methaqualone were found.
The arrested dealers have been living in India illegally.
Furthermore, when in possession of drugs, cartel members never take public transportation like trains or planes. The suspects apprehended have also admitted that they have been involved in the distribution of drugs for more than two years. The three drug dealers who were detained were all residing in India illegally and without valid travel documentation. Nnamani stated that he entered India in March 2022 on a six-month tourist visa but remained in the country after its expiration, as outlined by the Special CP.
Franck revealed that he arrived in India in January 2022 through a tourist visa valid for six months but never left the country, despite the fact that his visa had expired and he should have returned to Cote d’Ivoire. Chimezie went to India on a six-month tourist visa in January 2018, but after that, he didn’t go back to Nigeria. The Special CP continued by saying that efforts were being made to find and apprehend the cartel’s remaining members.
Long-route buses were utilized to transport their consignment.
Moreso, the three drug dealers were arrested and subjected to extensive investigation. They said that the Africans in Greater Noida would be the ones to deliver the shipments of methaqualone to them. According to the official, most of their drug dealing occurred in the INA Market, Vasant Kunj Mall, C-1 Janakpuri, and Vikaspuri areas of Delhi. The suspect further stated that they had used carriers to transport drugs from Delhi/NCR to Bangalore and Mumbai. Their mode of operation consists of sending couriers to Bangalore from Ahmedabad via long-route buses, which were boarded in Dhaula Kuan. Drugs are concealed in hidden compartments of the carriers’ bags. Once the packages have been delivered, the carriers will fly back to Delhi.
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India nabs 2 Nigerians, Ivorian drug cartel. – 14.5 kg of Methaqualone worth N3,371,078,241.00 was recovered. – Express your point of view.
It is very shameful that some of Nigerians in abroad still involve themselves in this bad act which had really cause the country slot because this type of news normally diminishing the image of a country in the international community.
I don’t know when Nigerians will stop with this trafficking of drugs overseas. They are making it difficult for people that have good business there.
The perpetrators should be dealt with severely according to the law of the land so as to send a strong message to other in league with them that such illegal act should be stop.
See our fellow Nigerians trying to tarnish the country’s image in foreign land. This is actually why most other country see Nigeria as a crime land.
India nabs 2 Nigerians, Ivorian drug cartel. This is too bad to hear, just disgracing their selves out there because of money. Bringing bad name to Nigeria, instead of working hard they decided to carry hard drugs. Is only god that knows the kind of pains both of them is passing through now
I do not seem to understand some persons. You had the opportunity to leave this country despite all we’ve experiencing yet you went there to disgrace yourselves and in a way tarnishing the image of the country. More efforts find and apprehend the cartel’s remaining members should be made and severe punishment should go to any one found guilty. It will serve as lessons to others.
Whoever goes against the law should definitely be punished to the full extent of the law. It’s just sad how certain Nigerians abroad bring shame and dishonor the country. Hopefully wr don’t get banned across board someday
Nigerians have to stop embarrassing us all over the world because all these nonsense they are doing is getting out of hands.
Our reputation is already damaged on the international scene because of the crimes and misdeeds committed by our people everywhere.
When will Nigeria desist from these evil acts, I hope they are dealt with massively so that this can teach them a huge lesson and others won’t want to engage in it.
Even Indians would not want to rate us again chai, we are fumbling big time, instead of people to go abroad and hustle they will be doing nonsense.
This arrested Nigerian is just a shame to us for doing bad things in other country want to be tarnishing our image in international level by partaking in drugs
This drug criminal are just trying to shame our country they will go to other country and get involve in bad thing like drug dealer all this kind act need to be stopped by punishing them
These are the set of people that gives out country bad reputation on other countries, it’s sad to know people embarrass us
Nigerians need to stop ruining the reputation of the country. And also sabotaging other potential immigrants with their bad behaviors in thsee countries
It will be better if people just stay in Nigeria than for them to go out to spoil our reputation and make that run on others that have intentions of traveling
This is so bad for a Nigerian to be getting involved in such act especially in a foreign country where they suppose to be more focus and abide by the rule of the state.
I have no idea when Nigerians will finally put an end to shipping drugs around the world. Am sure they were led to do such a thing due to there greediness and corrupt mind.
The Indians have done a very good job by capturing these two Nigerians and the Ivorian drug cartel. It is rather unfortunate the two Nigerians are projecting wrong image about us to the world.
14.5 kg of drugs worth N3,371,078,241.00 was recovered? that is very huge amount of money there. The Indian police have done perfectly well by arresting these criminals but just that these captured Nigerians are just sending wrong impression about us to the world.