International drug racket busted in Hyd, drugs worth Rs 30 lakh seized

Acting on credible intelligence pointing to a Goa-Hyderabad drug supply chain, police raided a flat in Alkapur Township in Manikonda, where a drug transaction was in progress.

Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) along with the Narsingi police busted an international drug peddling racket and arrested three persons, including a Nigerian and two local drug peddlers on Monday.

Officials seized drugs worth Rs 30 lakh from the suspects, who were allegedly operating an international drug racket from a plush residential complex

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The arrested individuals have been identified as Chukwumeka Wisdom Onyeka, alias Victor Chukwu, alias Divine Chukwu Emeka (22), a Nigerian national and was residing in Goa and studying BSc (IT) at Gokul Global University in Gujarat, Gopishetty Rajesh, a wedding planner residing in the same apartment has a prior criminal record related to drug peddling and was involved in another case booked in Raidurgam and Veera Raju (32), a real estate and car dealer originally from Rajahmundry. He, too, was previously booked in multiple narcotics-related cases.

Acting on credible intelligence pointing to a Goa-Hyderabad drug supply chain, police raided a flat in Alkapur Township in Manikonda, where a drug transaction was in progress.

The team seized 107 grams of cocaine and 25 grams of ecstasy pills, along with six mobile phones, altogether worth Rs 30 lakh.

According to the police, Onyeka reportedly used multiple fake passports and student visas to facilitate his movements. The syndicate is being operated by a Nigerian drug kingpin known by aliases such as Max, Princewel, Buchi and Gabriel. He is believed to control the supply chain from abroad, relying on African nationals in India, often posing as students, to distribute drugs.

Rajesh and Veera Raju, once consumers themselves, allegedly established connections within Hyderabad’s elite circles and transitioned into active drug peddlers. Their trips to Goa helped build supply links, which they used to cater to high-end clientele in the city.

The main suppliers identified so far include Max alias Princewel alias Buchi alias Gabriel (Nigeria) and Hanumant Babuso Divkar alias Baba (Goa). Customers linked to the racket include Phani Raj, Pavithra Reddy, Satish, Sada Shiva, Sudhir and Bhanu.

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