Olayiwola Matthew
Indian police have dismantled a major drug network allegedly operated by three Nigerian women, recovering quantities of illicit substances, including cocaine and MDMA, from their possession in Delhi, India.
According to a report by the Times of India on Monday, the suspects — identified simply as Precious, Gift, and Joy — were arrested near Bakhtawar Chowk, following the earlier apprehension of an Indian national, Adarsh Sahu, believed to be connected to the syndicate.
“Four people, including three Nigerian women, were arrested for allegedly running a drug supply network in Delhi’s Khanpur area, and cops seized a large quantity of MDMA and cocaine from their possession,” the report stated.
Police sources said Sahu, a resident of Badaun district in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested near Green Health Pharmacy in Sector 39 on Saturday after investigators found 26 grams of MDMA in his possession.
An investigating officer said Sahu’s arrest provided the breakthrough that exposed the larger international supply chain allegedly coordinated by the three Nigerian women.
“We received specific information from an informant that Adarsh Sahu in Jharsa village was involved in selling drugs. Acting on this, we conducted a raid and arrested him. From his possession, we recovered MDMA in commercial quantity,” the officer said.
During interrogation, Sahu reportedly confessed that he sourced the drugs from two Nigerian women — Precious and Gift — based in Delhi. Acting on the lead, a police team arrested the women and recovered 39 grams of MDMA from them.
Further questioning led investigators to another rented apartment in Khanpur Extension, where a third Nigerian, Joy, was found. A search of the premises yielded 22 grams of white MDMA, three grams of brown MDMA, nine grams of cocaine, an electronic weighing scale, packaging materials, and mobile phones used in the operation.
Police authorities confirmed that all four suspects have been remanded in custody for further interrogation as efforts intensify to track other members of the international drug network.
The development comes amid heightened scrutiny of foreign nationals linked to drug syndicates across Asia.