Overview
- Special Cell teams arrested Ezebuenyi Esther Osita at Dhaula Kuan on November 1 with 17.146 kg of methamphetamine and about 700 MDMA tablets concealed in a trolley bag.
- Follow-up raids led to the capture of Charles Chimuanya Ebereonwu on November 5 with about 3 kg of meth, the discovery of a mobile manufacturing setup in Nilothi Extension, and the arrest of alleged lab aide Chinoye Emmanuel.
- Bengaluru-based distributor Diarra Idriss, known as White Money, was held on November 7, with police alleging he sold the drugs locally and routed cash to Nigeria through informal channels.
- All four accused lacked valid travel documents and face cases under the NDPS Act alongside provisions of the Foreigners Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, as investigators work to identify additional members and trace money flows.
- In a separate Bengaluru crackdown, the CCB’s Anti-Narcotics Wing arrested 19 people including 14 foreign nationals, seized 4.904 kg of narcotics, intercepted parcels hiding hydroponic cannabis, and handed several offenders without documents to FRRO officials.