Indian police have dismantled a major drug network allegedly operated by three Nigerian women, recovering significant quantities of illicit substances, including cocaine and MDMA, during coordinated raids in Delhi.
According to reports from the Times of India, the suspects, identified only as Precious, Gift, and Joy, were arrested near Bakhtawar Chowk after the earlier apprehension of an Indian national, Adarsh Sahu, linked to the same drug syndicate.
Police disclosed that the breakthrough came when Sahu, a resident of Badaun district in Uttar Pradesh, was caught near Green Health Pharmacy in Sector 39 with 26 grams of MDMA in his possession. His arrest led investigators to uncover the wider network operated by the three Nigerian women.
An officer involved in the operation said, “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.”
During interrogation, Sahu reportedly confessed that he sourced the drugs from two Nigerian women, Precious and Gift, based in Delhi. Acting on his confession, police formed a separate team that successfully tracked down and arrested the women, recovering 39 grams of MDMA in the process.
Further questioning led officers to a rented apartment in Khanpur Extension, Delhi, where another Nigerian woman, Joy, was found. A search of the residence uncovered 22 grams of white MDMA, three grams of brown MDMA, and nine grams of cocaine. Police also seized an electronic weighing scale, packaging materials, and several mobile phones believed to be used for drug transactions.
The suspects have been remanded in police custody for further interrogation as investigators work to identify other members of the international trafficking network.
The development follows a recent arrest of a Nigerian man in Thailand during a high-profile nightclub raid, further heightening concerns over the growing involvement of foreign nationals, particularly Nigerians, in drug-related crimes across parts of Asia.
