Nigerian, Three Tanzanians Arrested in India Over Alleged ₦213m Drug Seizure

Police in Mumbra, India, have arrested a Nigerian and three Tanzanian nationals after allegedly recovering 1.498kg of mephedrone from their flat in Samrat Nagar. The drugs were valued at about ₹1.5 crore, reportedly equivalent to ₦213 million. Officers said they acted on a tip-off and seized white-brown and brown substances, mobile phones and electronic weighing scales during a raid on the apartment. The Nigerian suspect was identified as Obiali Alex Zender Chidibere, 34. The four suspects were charged under India’s narcotics law and remanded in police custody until November 5. Police are investigating whether they are linked to a wider drug-trafficking network and are also verifying their immigration documents.

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