Drug supply network busted; Nigerian national arrested

The Anti-Narcotics Cell has arrested a Nigerian national who was allegedly involved in an interstate cocaine trafficking network. The accused, Aja Ogbonna, was arrested during the investigation of an NDPS Act case registered at the Chandimandir police station.

Investigators said the accused, who ran a clothing and footwear business in Delhi, had been supplying cocaine for nearly five years.

On June 17, the Anti-Narcotics Cell received a tip-off that Anchit, alias Chintu, a resident of Peer Muchalla, would deliver cocaine near Herbal Park in Sector 26. Acting on the information, a police team laid a trap and arrested him along with his SUV.

During the search, the police recovered 87 cocaine pellets weighing 43 grams. A case under the NDPS Act was registered at the Chandimandir police station. During interrogation, Anchit allegedly disclosed that he had purchased the cocaine from a Nigerian national in Vikaspuri, Delhi, on the instructions of Ajay, a resident of Peer Muchalla.

Based on his disclosure, the police first arrested Ajay and later nabbed Aja Ogbonna, a Nigerian national residing in Tilak Nagar, Delhi.

The investigation revealed that Ogbonna had allegedly been involved in cocaine trafficking for nearly five years. The police said he had come to India in 2018 on a business visa and operated a clothing and footwear business as a cover while supplying cocaine to customers to avoid suspicion. The accused was produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody.