
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing and the South West Zone Police busted an international drug syndicate operating out of Delhi after seizure of MDMA and arrest of x03 Nigerian Nationals in Different cases.
Southwest DCP Chandramohan and anti-narcotics wing DCP YVS Sudhindra instructed the police to deport the arrested subjects as their visa and passport had expired. The officials poured light on the case and noted that the drug syndicate while using Nigerian women to smuggle MDMA in Hyderabad was never caught or suspected.
Key Accusations To Defend Against And Their Biographical Overviews
1. Oliver Oguchuku alias Johnson ‘The Luxurious Drug Lord’ or Johnson, according to reports, entered the territory of India via New Delhi in 2009 using a business visa. It is claimed that he started with a jewelry and clothing business but later, along with some other Nigerians, got into drug trafficking. He was caught in possession of heroin at Delhi airport and was arrested in 2013. He served a jail term of five years and nine months. After being released, he started purchasing MDMA for 300 Rupees in the black market and sold it in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore for 600 to 1000 Rupees a gram. This made him a multi millionaire paying for three wives and having 5-6 girlfriends. According to reports from the police, in order not to get caught, Johnson employed the use of a Nigerian woman who was paid to smuggle MDMA into the country for him. He was caught in Hyderabad after being tipped off, in addition to this, police also took 1,300 grams of MDMA from him.
Sylvester arrived in Mumbai in 2012 on a business visa which he overstayed, so the police arrested him in 2019 and he served a 2 year term. When released, he shifted to drug trafficking and was caught in Hyderabad. Now, he is negotiating charges with suppliers.”
Current Investigative and Legal Proceedings
Government officials, at present, are examining broader links of the drug syndicate and planning to deport the arrested suspects. The police have begun increasing their monitoring of foreign nationals who have overstayed their visas while also encouraging members of the public to report any suspicious drug-related activities immediately.