Ugandan woman held in Bengaluru over Chittoor drug seizure
Chittoor police have arrested a Ugandan national in Bengaluru for her alleged role in an international synthetic drug trafficking network. The arrest follows a seizure of MDMA and reveals a complex supply chain routing drugs from Latin America through major Indian cities.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing challenge of international drug trafficking networks operating within India's metropolitan areas.
The Chittoor urban police have arrested a Ugandan national on charges of links with an international synthetic drug trafficking network, in what they described as a breakthrough in a recent drug seizure in the district. She was produced before the district court here and was sent to the Central Jail in Nellore on Thursday (July 30, 2026) night.
The arrest, made in Bengaluru , follows the seizure of 70 grams of synthetic drugs worth about ₹4 lakh near Varigapalle on the outskirts of Chittoor two weeks ago. Two young men, from Vijayawada and Machilipatnam, were caught with the drugs near the APSRTC bus stand. The questioning of the two revealed the role of a Ugandan national, leading to a search for her.
Acting on call records and a money trail, a police team raided a rented apartment in Bengaluru and arrested her, a police official said.
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