Drugs worth ₹4.26 cr seized in Banaskantha, foreign national arrested
a 4.25 kg package of MD drugs was seized by Banaskantha police
Updated: Nov 9th, 2023
The Gujarat-Rajasthan border has become a business route for narcotic dealers with frequent smuggling cases coming to the fore. Banaskantha police arrested a Nigerian national with drugs worth ₹4.26 cr from Amirgadh, a town sharing borders with the neighbouring state, Rajasthan.
The Palanpur local crime branch (LCB) inspector, DR Gadhvi, and his team were on a vehicle check-post following a suspicious lead. At that time, a Nigerian national seemed suspicious and was seated in a private bus travelling from Delhi en route to Gujarat. She seemed scared to see the police and started hiding her belongings.
MD drugs seized in Banaskantha
On checking her belongings, a 4.25 kg package of MDMA (also known as MD drugs or ecstasy, which are banned under the NDPS Act) was found. It is worth ₹4.25 cr in the international market.
In the preliminary investigation, the woman was identified as Nwakaego Paul, an illegal resident of Delhi’s Chander Vihar. Paul is originally from Nigeria and visited India on a tourist visa, which expired two years ago.
Nigerian national living illegally in Delhi
After that, she used to live illegally in Delhi and supply drugs across various states, including Gujarat and Rajasthan. She earned ₹50,000 for each trip she made, revealed the investigation.
Further investigation may point to a larger drug smuggling racket.
