Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) said it had busted a global drug racket involved in the supply of narcotics in India and the US, following the arrest of three Nigerian peddlers. The bureau seized drugs worth Rs 12.5 lakh and cash of Rs 45,000 from them.The arrested were said to be part of a global drug racket that was operated by prime accused Ebuka, referred to as Divine Ebuka Suzee (39), said TGANB director Sandeep Shandilya. The gang was also involved in money-laundering. Suzee stayed in Hyderabad earlier and developed the drug network with international synthetic drug mafia and dealt in MDMA, cocaine, opium and other drugs. His network has over 700 peddlers, sub-peddlers and consumers in many Indian cities, Shandilya said. Suzee was assisted by his brother Ezeonyili Franklin Uchenna alias Keleshi, 39, who managed the supply of the banned substances to high-profile consumers and peddlers in India and the US. Together with fellow Nigerians Ugwu Ikechukwu alias Emma and Chukwu Ogbonna alias Big Joe, the brothers developed a global network. Other Nigerians involved in the racket include Chidiebere Ubah alias Nwa Chukwu and Okafor Paul Chukwunweike alias Chuks, who supply cocaine and other drugs to their customers in the United States. An American woman had the responsibility of collecting payments and depositing them in the accounts of the main accused. Md. Mateen (40), proprietor of Fine Multiple Service, a resident of Old Malakpet, was roped in to facilitate local transactions. TGANB officials arrested Ikechukwu, residing in Upparpally; Ogbonna residing at Akbarpura, Tolichowki; and Mohammed Mateen Siddiqui. Apart from Suzee, those who were involved in the racket and are absconding are: Ezeonyili Franklin Uchenna, like Syed Sohail Abdul Aziz of Lakdikapul, Mohd Awaiz (Asifnagar), Mohd Mateen (Mehdipatnam), Syed Yousuf Haq (Upparpally), Anand Jain (Bagh Amberpet), Shantilal Suresh Kumar Jain (Tilaknagar) and Uttam Jain (Amberpet). Divine Ebuka Suzee, a former Hyderabad resident, developed a network with international synthetic drug mafia His network of 700 dealt in MDMA, cocaine, opium and other drugs. Suzee was assisted by his brother Ezeonyili Franklin Uchenna, who managed the supply of drugs in India and the US. The brothers operated with fellow Nigerians Ugwu Ikechukwu alias Emma and Chukwu Ogbonna alias Big Joe. Chidiebere Ubah alias Nwa Chukwu and Okafor Paul Chukwunweike alias Chuks, supplied drugs to their customers in the US. An American woman collected payments and depositing them in the accounts of the accused. Md. Mateen of Old Malakpet, was roped in to facilitate local transactions. Infographics: TGNAB was formed in 2023 to eradicate the menace of drugs. Since 2010, around 260 drug peddlers have been jailed by the police. In July 2024, a Nigerian woman Blessing @ Joana Gomes was arrested by TGANB in Hyderabad. The government has pressed for intensive operations to identify the main handlers, transporters, intermediate peddlers and consumers and the flow of money to the international drug mafia. Missing foreigners Reportedly, 371 foreign students are overstaying while details of another 18,298 foreign students are missing from the Foreign Students Information System due to lack of updates from educational institutions. Educational institutions have to update records of foreign students, particularly those who have completed their courses. Hospitals and other institutions should regularly update details of foreign nationals, especially those who have left India.
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