Overview
- He was deported in the early hours of November 12 from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport after the FRRO issued an exit permit and authorities ordered a blacklist on re‑entry.
- Investigators say he arrived on a student visa on October 29, 2021 to study in Bengaluru, discontinued classes, and remained illegally after the visa expired on April 21, 2024.
- H‑NEW detained him in Banjara Hills while he was moving with a known peddler, and police reported no contraband was found but he lacked valid documents.
- Officials allege he acted as a courier for a Nigeria‑based supplier, supplying narcotics on commission in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
- H‑NEW reports 23 deportations since 2022, including 11 this year, alongside 33 arrests of foreign nationals in narcotics cases, and urges tips to its helpline 8712661601.