Thursday, August 7, 2025 - In a major breakthrough in the ongoing crackdown on a drug trafficking ring in India, Bhopal Crime Branch has arrested a Thai woman and a Nigerian national for allegedly supplying synthetic drugs in the city.
Police seized 2.95 grams of MDMA (commonly known as MD)
during the operation conducted on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
According to police, the Nigerian national is believed to be
the primary MDMA supplier for Yasin-Shahwar's drug trafficking network, while
the Thai woman was actively involved in distributing drugs both online and
offline in Bhopal and Delhi.
The woman also worked at spa centres in the city, allegedly
using them as fronts for drug peddling activities.
Following the arrest of six members of Yasin's gang, police
expanded their probe and unearthed links to Delhi, where a Nigerian man was
identified as a key supplier.
The Thai woman ferried consignments to Bhopal over the past
two years and even rented a flat in Sheetal Dham, Hoshangabad Road, to
facilitate operations.
The Crime Branch nabbed the 41-year-old Thai woman from her
residence and recovered 2.95 grams of MDMA, which was intended for a private
party at a city farmhouse.
However, the woman was unaware of the exact destination for
the consignment. The woman has a prior record of a fraud case registered at
Gandhi Nagar police station, Bhopal.
The arrested Nigerian national, identified as 34-year-old
Orachor Onyeka, is already facing cases under the Foreigners Act and fraud
sections at DLF Phase-1 police station in Delhi.
Onyeka has a sprawling drug distribution network across
Bhopal, Delhi, and other Indian cities.
Police sources revealed that he imports MDMA from foreign
countries and has been operating in India for the past seven years. He
contacted his clients through WhatsApp, Telegram, and other online platforms.
He supplied MDMA to the nabbed drug peddlers Yasin and Shahwar.
Cops believe that he might be manufacturing the chemical
drugs at his hideout.
The Crime Branch officials confirmed that the arrested Thai
woman worked at multiple spa centres in Bhopal and Delhi.
This has brought the city's spa establishments under police
scrutiny to ascertain if they were used as drug distribution hubs. Officials
hinted that more names might surface during the ongoing investigation.
Additional DCP (Crime Branch) Shailendra Singh Chouhan said
that police recovered Indian SIM cards from the nabbed Nigerian man and Thai
woman.
They were issued on a local Indian individual's identity.
Police are investigating the numbers and trying to contact the person on whose
documents these SIM cards were issued.
If the accused fraudulently used the documents to get the
SIM cards, a separate FIR will be registered against them.
Police Commissioner Harinarayanchari Mishra said, “Both
foreign nationals are being interrogated further. The Nigerian was primarily
operating through Delhi, while the Thai woman was active in both Delhi and
Bhopal. More revelations are expected as the investigation progresses.”
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