Overview

• On August 5, Bhopal Crime Branch arrested 41-year-old Benchamat Moon and 34-year-old Orachor Onyeka and seized 2.95 grams of mephedrone from Moon’s residence
• Both suspects have prior criminal cases in Delhi and Bhopal under IPC Sections 420, 467 and 468 as well as violations of the Foreigners Act
• Investigators allege the duo sourced mephedrone from DJ Yaseen alias Machli’s network and distributed it through spa centres and private parties in Bhopal and New Delhi
• Moon and Onyeka are booked under Section 8/22 of the NDPS Act for commercial-quantity trafficking and are awaiting further proceedings
• Police teams are examining mobile data and online communications to uncover the full scope of the international drug syndicate and expect more arrests