ONE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE OF DRUGS SUPPLIERS BUSTED BY CRIME BRANCH WITH MASSIVE RECOVERY OF METHAMPHETAMINE.

• 06 ACCUSED ARRESTED FROM DELHI, Greater Noida AND BENGALURU
• 07 KG APPROX METHAMPHETAMINE WORTH RS 21 CRORE RECOVERED.
• SYNDICATE IS RUN BY KERALITES BASED IN BENGALURU.
• SOURCE OF DRUGS, TWO NIGERIAN NATIONAL ALSO ARRESTED.

INTRODUCTION:

 The team of WR-II/Crime Branch has busted an international supply chain of prohibited psychotropic substance with the recovery of 07 KG Methamphetamine. 06 persons including two foreigners and a lady have been arrested so far from Delhi and Bengaluru and Greater Noida.

INFORMATION, TEAM & OPERATION:

         WR-II, Crime Branch has been keeping a close watch on not only local criminals but also on criminals from all over the country who come to Delhi and indulge in illegal acts. A close coordination is also kept with police of all India and in line with the zero-tolerance policy of Crime Branch against NDPS, the team of WR-II, Crime Branch, was working on an interstate syndicate of Drugs suppliers based on inputs from Kerala Police. On 19/07/2025, a secret information was received by the team of WR-II, Crime Branch that one Suhail, who is wanted in different cases of NDPS in Kerala and he supplies prohibited psychotropic substances from Delhi to Bengaluru, Kerala and other various parts of South India is present in the area of Delhi.

          Accordingly, sensing the gravity and nature of the crime, a team from WR-II, Crime Branch, led by Insp. Akshay Gahlaut consisting of SI Ravi Bhushan, SI Rahul, SI Manoj Kumar Meena, HC Sandeep Kadiyan, HC Sandeep, HC Sushil, HC Mayank, HC Hardeep, HC Vinod, HC Bhanwar, HC Naveen, HC Dinesh, HC Gaurav, Ct Sandeep Kalkal, W/HC Bhagwanti, W/Ct. Kiran and W/Ct. Monika under the supervision of ACP/WR-II, Sh. Raj Pal Dabas, was constituted by DCP/Crime Branch, Sh. Harish Indora, IPS to nab the criminal.

       The aforesaid team started technical as well as manual surveillance on the suspect who was constantly changing his positions all throughout south, south west parts of Delhi. After relentless efforts, SI Ravi Bhushan along-with the team traced the accused to a BNB guest house in the area of South West Delhi. Without wasting any time, a raid was conducted resulting in the arrest of Suhail and Sujin, both residents of Kannur, Kerala with a massive recovery of 5950 grams of Methamphetamine.

On the basis of this recovery, a case was registered and further investigation was taken up. Both the accused disclosed that they are supply these psychotropic drugs from Delhi to Bengaluru and other parts of Kerala. Efforts were concentrated on nabbing the source of the recovered drugs, who was using a Nigerian number for WhatsApp communication.

On the basis of the disclosure of arrested accused, the analysis of their phones the team got clues that the source is an African living in the area of Chhatarpur, Delhi. Constant and preserved efforts resulted in HC Sushil getting an input that a Nigerian national who is on the run from police has just recently come to the area of Mohan Garden, Delhi. After checking every street and suspected houses, suspect Toby Deco was arrested and 64 grams of methamphetamine was recovered from his possession. On detailed interrogation, he disclosed that he has been living in Bengaluru for many years and used to supply drugs to Suhail.

After recent heat on drug suppliers by Bengaluru Police, he moved to Delhi and he has supplied many kilograms of methamphetamine to Suhail and Sujin last week. He disclosed that the kingpin of his syndicate is based in Nigeria and he gets delivery through one African female, living in Delhi.

At the instance of Toby, Deco, further 865 grams of Methamphetamine was recovered from his rented room in the area of Chhatarpur, Delhi.

The team of WR-II, Crime Branch was also sent to Bengaluru for further investigation as the financers and further suppliers of the syndicate are mostly Keralites living in Bengaluru.

After days of technical surveillance and manual efforts in Bengaluru, through his sharp detective skills, SI Rahul, WR-II, managed to trace and arrest Suha Fatima @ Neha and Mohd Zaheed @ Firoze from a PG accommodation from a densely populated area full of guest houses and PGs in the area of Bommanahalli, Bengaluru Karnataka.

After that the team again focused on tracing the backwards chain of supply of the recovered drugs and after detailed technical investigation based on the disclosures and phone analysis of the arrested accused by SI Rahul, the team zeroed in on one suspect based in Greater Noida. A raid was meticulously planned and executed which resulted in the arrest of Chikwado Nnake Kingsley from Sector 1, Greater Noida.

INTERROGATION:

         During the course of interrogation, accused Suhail disclosed that after completing school, he worked at Dubai for a year and after coming back he started consuming Methamphetamine in 2019 and was arrested by Kerala police in 2020 with possession of 5 grams of Methamphetamine. After that he moved to Kerala and got gradually started to sell small quantities of methamphetamine to support his own addiction.

Within a year, his client list started to grow and he started dealing in commercial quantity. His major clientele is Keralites living in Bengaluru. They used methods of dead drops, where the drugs are dropped at a secluded place in bushes or roadside and a picture and location is shared with receiver to avoid getting caught. He disclosed that he intentionally used to sell in non-commercial quantities (less than 50 grams) to avoid strict legal action. In 2024, many of his syndicate members were arrested by Kerala police in 3 different cases.

On interrogation, accused Sujin disclosed that he used to work as a sales man at used car dealer and later started to work as cab driver. He came in contact with Suhail through some common friends and he was lured to work with Suhail for quick money. As their drugs supplier moved to Delhi, they also came to Delhi to take one big consignment of drugs to further supply through their syndicate in Bengaluru, Kerala and other places in South India. They were financed by these suppliers.

            On interrogation, accused Toby Deco disclosed that he came to India as a student in 2018 and started to sell drugs in small quantity for money in Bengaluru. His target were students and IT professionals. He used to procure these drugs from a person named Ogo @ Obichi who runs a drugs syndicate and is based in Greater Noida. After Bengaluru police arrested a few of his fellow drugs suppliers, he came to Delhi and was starting his illicit business from Delhi, when he was caught by WR-II, Crime Branch.

         On interrogation, accused Suha Fatima @ Neha disclosed that she married at a young age and her first husband was a MDMA addict and he introduced her to the business of drug dealing. When she divorced him and married Md Zaheed, both of them started to sell MDMA in Bengaluru to support their lifestyle. They used to buy intermediate quantity from Suhail. When Suhail offered them low rates if they buy in Kilos, they financed Suhail.

         Accused Md Zaheed @ Firoze disclosed that he married Suha Fatima a couple of years ago. Neha @ Fatima introduced him to Suhail and they started to sell MDMA in small quantities. Suhail used to buy these drugs from an African living in Bengaluru, Neha @ Fatima and he tried to get in contact with African directly, but Suhail did not let them. When Suhail offered them low rates if they buy in Kilos, they financed Suhail.

         Accused Chikwado Nnake Kingsley disclosed that he came to India in 2015 on the pretext of getting medical treatment and is in India since. He was introduced to the business of drugs by two of his fellow Nigerians Chigmo and Ajuko. Ajuko is now in Nigeria and is operating his business from there through WhatsApp and other social media.

RECOVERY:

• 6895 Grams of Methamphetamine

ARRESTED ACCUSED:

1. Sujin KS S/o Sukumaran Gopalan R/o Kuttiyampack, Elappully, Thenari, PO Palakkad, Kerala, age 32 years

2. Suhail AM S/o Ayoob PK R/o Ayesha Nivas JT Road, Temple Gate, P.O Thalassery, Kerala, age 31 years

3. Tobi Nwoyeke @ Deco S/o Nwoyeke R/o Anambra state, village Aika, Nigeria and also R/o Lagos, Abuja HQRS, Nigeria, age 35 years

4. Md. Zaheed @ firoj S/O MD SADIK R/o Room No. 304, 3rd floor, Insta room 74, near Raja Rajeshwari temple, 11,7th main, 6th cross, Hongasandr, Bengaluru, Karnataka Age 29 yr

5. Suha Fatima @ Neha w/o Md Zaheed @ Firoze R/o Room No. 304, 3rd floor, Insta room 74, near Raja Rajeshwari temple, 11,7th main, 6th cross, Hongasandr, Bengaluru, Karnataka Age 29 years.

6. Chikwado Nnake Kingsley s/o Nnake r/o Umauka , Imo State, Nigeria. Age 29 years

Further investigation is being carried out and efforts are on to completely unearth this syndicate and to arrest all the members of this syndicate who are involved in supply of psychotropic substances. This long relentless effort has shown that Crime Branch is dutifully uprooting the nemesis of drugs from Delhi NCR and all over India.

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