Overview
- Bengaluru’s CCB arrested Nigerian national Olajide Esther Iyanuoluwa with about 120–121 grams of cocaine hidden in bread loaves after a bus trip from Mumbai, with police placing her in judicial custody and initiating deportation proceedings.
- Telangana’s EAGLE Force apprehended two African women — identified as Cathy Hanchabila and Ellena Kasakatira — accused of ferrying cocaine and MDMA from Mumbai for a Nigeria‑linked network, with movement restrictions and deportation steps underway.
- Hyderabad units (EAGLE and H‑NEW) made fresh city arrests and seizures of MDMA, LSD, OG ganja and ecstasy, detailing concealment in a travel neck pillow, dark‑web sourcing, crypto and UPI payments, courier drops and “dead drop” deliveries.
- Assam Police with the BSF seized 50,000 Yaba tablets in Sribhumi, Nagpur police recovered 533 grams of MD valued over Rs 53 lakh, and Delhi’s Anti‑Narcotics Cell arrested two with 304 grams of heroin after a Narela tip‑off.
- Ahmedabad Crime Branch and SOG registered 21 cases and arrested 25 suspects in a weeklong drive, shifting emphasis to narco‑finance probes, asset freezes and disrupting small‑quantity street hubs under NDPS provisions.