{"id":29017,"date":"2026-07-01T00:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/3-held-for-alleged-drug-racket-in-central-delhi-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T00:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:46:17","slug":"3-held-for-alleged-drug-racket-in-central-delhi-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/3-held-for-alleged-drug-racket-in-central-delhi-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"3 held for alleged drug racket in central Delhi | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-47529300,imgsize-110164,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/47529300.jpg\" alt=\"3 held for alleged drug racket in central Delhi\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">New Delhi:<\/span> Three foreign nationals\u2014 including one who was staying on an expired medical visa and one staying on an expired student visa\u2014 have been arrested for allegedly running an amphetamine racket in Patel Nagar area of central Delhi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>According to the police, a tip-off was received about the supply of narcotic substances in the area. A raiding team was formed, and a trap was laid near Shadipur Flyover, where one Prince, a 22-year-old resident of Nihal Vihar, was found with 54 gm of amphetamine. Police found that he is originally from Cape Town and had come to India in 2023 on a medical visa. His visa had reportedly expired in March this year, after which he was allegedly staying illegally.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cRaids were conducted in Nihal Vihar and Nilothi. Two more associates\u2014 Efosa Mikel Atohan, a 24-year-old resident of Uttam Nagar and Justin Chukuwa, a 36-year-old resident of Nilothi\u2014 were nabbed,\u201d said DCP (central) Rohit Rajbir Singh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Police found that Atohan had come from Nigeria in 2019 on a student visa, which had expired in 2023, after which he was allegedly staying illegally. Chukuwa, police said, has been staying in India since birth, and his father is a Nigerian national while his mother is an Indian citizen.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>A total of 8 gms were seized from Atohan, while 9 gms were seized from Chukuwa. The accused told cops that they are of Nigerian origin and were said to be engaged in the import-export of fabrics between India and Nigeria as their ostensible business. Police said that they were also involved in the procurement and supply of amphetamine to consumers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/3-held-for-alleged-drug-racket-in-central-delhi\/articleshow\/132099606.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Three foreign nationals\u2014 including one who was staying on an expired medical visa and one staying on an expired student visa\u2014 have been arrested for allegedly running an amphetamine racket in Patel Nagar area of central Delhi.According to the police, a tip-off was received about the supply of narcotic substances in the area. 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