A 38-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested with 1.21 kg heroin in India. The man was reported to have been caught on a Mumbai-bound Rajdhani Express at Vadodara railway station, Ahmedabad, India on Wednesday, March 7.

The arrest is considered to be one of the biggest hauls of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in recent times.

Madubueze Nonso Charles, who was travelling in A5 coach of the train, was arrested around 3.30 am from the train by the Ahmedabad zone sleuths who had a specific information about him from the Delhi zonal unit.

“When we searched his luggage, we found three concealed food packets of pistachios and rice flour. On opening them, we found white powder and tests confirmed that it was heroin,” said Hari Om Gandhi, director of Ahmedabad zonal unit of NCB.

Nigerian nabbed with 1.21 kg of heroin in India, claims he is HIV positive lailasnewsHe added that Charles, who is living in Mumbai as as a clothes trader, is only a carrier while the sender is the drug dealers.

“During interrogation, he told us that he had received the consignment from another Nigerian. However, he has not revealed the name of the person,” said Gandhi.

“Charles was told that on reaching Mumbai he would get a call from a specific phone number. He had to tell his location to the caller,” said Gandhi.

NCB officials suspect that the receiver would also be a drug dealer as no consumer of heroin would buy the drug in such a large quantity.

“Often those addicted to heroin, buy around 50 grams since it is a costly drug,” Gandhi said.

NCB will now be investigating about the frequency of Charles’s travels between New Delhi and Mumbai since he has admitted to carrying drugs consignment in the past as well.


Though the Nigerian had been living in Mumbai since four years on a business visa, he used to travel between Nigeria and India frequently. Whether he used to carry drugs during his trips between the two countries has not been known.

On checking his passport, NCB officials also learnt that his visa had expired on February 28.
NCB suspects that the heroin seized from Madubueze is of Afghan origin.

According to NCB officials, the heroin which is usually found in India is little brown in colour while the one seized was white, which is found only in Afghanistan. Lately, smuggling of drugs from Afghanistan through Pakistan has increased, officials said.

During interrogation, the Nigerian told investigators he is HIV infected. However, NCB will conduct medical tests to confirm this.

“He must be saying that he is HIV infected so that we go soft on him or for gaining sympathy from us. But we will make him undergo a medical test to know the truth,” said NCB official.

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lalasticlala

Really don't know why people still continue to peddle drugs despite the punishment that awaits defaulters. Guess greed has enveloped their sense of reasoning

Madubueze Nonso Charles

Do they use heroine to treat Hiv or what

The policeman in the 3rd pic got no chill on his face tho

EWO biafuru umu nne mu, our brothers are doing us proud, where we never develop na only artic pole

alphacyborg:
Madubueze Nonso Charles

Its too early bro

sinaj:
Its too early bro

Ha, what's my crime

alphacyborg:
Madubueze Nonso Charles

not ur usual skull miner

stephleena:

not ur usual skull miner

E be like say ur head dey pain you.

I never check the name o. But are they the ones again

Disciple of Nnamdi Kanu.

The Developer's na dem...

t

The quest for RICHES at all cost

As expected

Descendants of Odu.... at it again. From ritual killing to rape to fraud and drug.

Nna ehn.

d

Please I am confused,
What has his HIV status got to do with the drug smuggling?

Does Heroin cure HIV?

And trafficking substance will cure him?

The Bible says 'having sustenance and covering we should contented with it' quest for money, i want to be rich, i want to ride the latest car, i want to live in mansion without genuine business or work leads to sand end.

t

Yeastern brothers. Una well done...

ok

But what is wrong in trying to develop India?

Even Ojukwu will deny this guy. he has gone to develop India like his ancestors. Good one, he should prepare to dance to the tune of his action.

Dear Narendra Modi...

Is it now an offence to develop India? Please tell security force to stop harassing innocent people (developers).

Yours sincerely,
Okike Abaima

Why ..........?
Hmmmmmmm