Jacob Nnabuike Ugwu, a 37-year-old Nigerian man, has been taken into custody on suspicion of distributing Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) narcotics throughout India.
On Monday, May 5, 2025, the Indore crime branch of Madhya Pradesh released a statement announcing the arrest. Under the pretense of operating a refreshment store, Ugwu was arrested from Krishna Puri in Delhi, where he had resided for the previous two to three years.
“The arrest of the Nigerian person, Jacob Nnabuike Ugwu (37), follows the earlier seizure of approximately 36 grams of MD drugs, a Tata Altroz car, and mobile phones from two other accused, identified as Hariom Jha (26) and Lakshya Singh Rajput (26),” Additional DCP Rajesh Dandotiya said.
He added that the Nigerian accused is believed to be orchestrating drug trafficking across the country through his network of associates.
“The accused is a native of Nigeria, originally from Enugu City. He confessed to residing in Delhi for the past 2-3 years, running a refreshment shop, and supplying MD drugs through other members of his gang for the past year,” he said.
Earlier, the Indore crime branch team received credible information that Jha and Rajput, in a Tata Altroz car, were involved in supplying MD drugs near the MR10 Bridge. Approximately 36 grams of illegal MD drugs, the Tata Altroz car, mobile phones, etc., were seized from their possession.
A case under Crime Number 81/25, Section 8/22 of the NDPS Act, was registered against the accused at the crime branch police station.
During police remand, the accused revealed that they procured the MD drugs for trafficking from a Nigerian supplier in Delhi named Jacob, he said.
Indore police have booked all three accused under Sections 8 and 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The Nigerian national has been placed under police remand for further interrogation regarding his network and the involvement of other accomplices.
Rajesh added that additional arrests are likely as the investigation expands into the larger network of suppliers and peddlers linked to the accused.
The Indore Crime Branch is coordinating with the Delhi police and central agencies to trace the source of the narcotics and the financial trail behind the illegal operation.
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