No fewer than 32 Nigerians linked to a transnational drug network have been deported by Indian authorities barely two weeks after security operatives arrested about 50 suspects in a multi-state narcotics raid.
It was gathered that the arrests were part of one of India’s largest coordinated crackdowns on a foreign-run drug and hawala syndicate operating across major cities.
Fresh reports from the Times of India on Wednesday revealed that investigators traced the network to a Nigeria-based kingpin identified simply as “Nick,” who is reportedly wanted in several drug-trafficking cases.
According to senior officials of the Elite Anti-Narcotics Group for Law Enforcement police unit, all the Nigerians arrested in Delhi were allegedly working for the fugitive kingpin.
“Less than 10 days after the EAGLE team, in coordination with the Delhi police, nabbed 50 Nigerians linked to drug peddling, 32 of them have been deported.
“During the probe, the officials found that the foreign drug peddlers were working for one Nick, who is wanted in multiple cases registered by EAGLE,” the report stated.
