106 Nigerians arrested for drug trafficking in India

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A total of 106 Nigerians were among 660 foreign nationals arrested for drug trafficking in India last year.

According to The Indian Express, Nepalese nationals topped the list with 203 arrests, followed by Nigerians (106) and Myanmarese (25), the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) revealed in its annual report.

The data also showed arrests of 18 Bangladeshis, 14 Ivorians, 13 Ghanaians, and 10 Icelanders for drug-related offences.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the report during the 2nd National Conference of Heads of Anti-Narcotics Task Forces of various states and Union Territories. The two-day conference, organised by the NCB, began on Tuesday.

According to the report, 163 cases of drug trafficking through drones were reported in Punjab, and 187.149 kg of heroin, 5.39 kg of methamphetamine, and 4.22 kg of opium were seized from different sectors.

In Rajasthan, 15 cases of drone use were reported, and 39.155 kg of heroin was recovered, while in Jammu and Kashmir, one case was reported, leading to the recovery of 0.344 kg of heroin.

“India faces a growing challenge in combating narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances trafficking due to its geographic location between the Death Crescent (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran) and the Death Triangle (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos) – two major global drug-producing regions,” Director General (NCB) Anurag Garg said in the annual report. Punch