NCB busts drug trafficking network involving illegally overstaying foreign nationals
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in India has dismantled a transnational drug trafficking network involving Nigerian nationals overstaying their visas in Delhi and Gurugram. The operation resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of significant quantities of amphetamines, pseudoephedrine, cocaine, and heroin.
Why it matters
The bust highlights ongoing challenges regarding transnational organized crime and illegal immigration in urban Indian centers.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in coordination with the State police authorities, has disrupted a drug trafficking network involving foreign nationals illegally overstaying in India. Four Nigerian nationals have been arrested and drugs worth approximately ₹15 crore have been seized, it said on Tuesday (August 18, 2026).
Acting on input from the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), a joint search was conducted in Delhi’s Khanpur on July 18. The operation resulted in the seizure of over 5 kg of amphetamine and the arrest of a Nigerian national, Obase Prosper Ogboronjor. The accused was also wanted by the STF in a major cyber-fraud case involving approximately ₹68 lakh.
🚨 NCB busts transnational drug trafficking network in Delhi-NCR involving illegally overstaying foreign nationals. 🔷️ 4 Nigerian nationals involved in drug trafficking arrested. 🔷️ 14.787 kg Amphetamine, 67.840 kg Pseudoephedrine, 318 gm Cocaine & 6 gm Heroin, collectively… pic.twitter.com/Ct5Iqie72y
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