Nigerian Among The Four Arrested With MD Worth ₦213 Million In Mumbra-India

 Thane: The Mumbra police have arrested four foreign nationals, including three Tanzanian and one Nigerian citizen, after allegedly recovering 1.498 kg of mephedrone (MD), valued at ₹1.50 crore in the illicit market, from their flat in Samrat Nagar. The arrests are among seven made in three separate NDPS cases in Mumbra over the past 12 days, with the police investigating whether the four foreign nationals were part of a larger international drug trafficking network.

Acting on a tip-off about suspicious activities by foreign nationals staying in Hari Om building at Samrat Nagar, a police team led by assistant police inspector Vinayak Mane raided their flat on Wednesday.

The police seized 1.146 kg of white-brown MD and 352.5 gm of brown MD, along with mobile phones and electronic weighing scales. The total value of the seized narcotics was estimated at ₹1.50 crore in the illicit market.

The accused have been identified as Rashid Muzammil Saeed, Hasan Nyumbe Ali, 34, and Kevin Adolf Wosa, 26, all Tanzanian nationals, and Obiali Alex Zender Chidibere, 34, a Nigerian national. All four were residing in the building.

Balasaheb Patil, deputy commissioner of police, Zone 1, said the police were verifying the accused’s entry into India, the validity of their passports and visas, and the purpose of their stay.

We are verifying how the accused entered the country, whether their visas and passports are valid and what their real reason for staying here was. We are also checking whether any criminal cases are registered against them in other parts of the country,” Patil told HT.

The police are also investigating whether the accused were connected to a larger international drug trafficking network and identifying their alleged buyers in Mumbai, Thane and other parts of Maharashtra, he said.

Separately, the Mumbra police have begun identifying foreign nationals staying in rented accommodation or as paying guests in the area. They are checking whether landlords have executed mandatory rent agreements and informed the local police about their tenants. Action will be taken against landlords if violations are found, police said.

The four accused have been booked under Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. They were arrested on Thursday and remanded in police custody till November 5 by a local court.