Alleged drug peddling: Indian-based Nigerian risks death sentence

A suspect

A 34-year-old Nigerian, Orachor Onyeka, who was arrested for allegedly supplying synthetic drugs in the Indian city of Bhopal, now risks the death penalty under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (as amended), if found guilty.

PUNCH Metro learnt from a report by the Times of India on Wednesday that Onyeka was arrested alongside a Thai woman. The duo was alleged to be active in the distribution of drugs both online and offline in Bhopal and Delhi.

According to the report, their arrest followed the earlier apprehension of six individuals believed to be members of a drug distribution network known as Yasin.

The report stated, “The arrested Nigerian national, 34-year-old Orachor Onyeka, is already facing charges under the Foreigners Act and fraud sections at DLF Phase-1 Police Station in Delhi. Punch