In a major breakthrough, the police arrested Humphrey Muwong, a 33-year-old mechanical engineer from Uganda, and his associate Chukwu Ebuka Umeh, a 36-year-old Nigerian national, for allegedly supplying drugs to students in Delhi. Police seized narcotics valued at Rs 1 crore from their possession, marking a significant bust in the city’s ongoing efforts to tackle drug trafficking.
The two men were apprehended in Tilak Nagar, a locality in Delhi, following intelligence gathered by the police. Both individuals had been operating under the guise of pursuing higher education, exploiting the student visa system to enter India and set up drug distribution networks. Muwong, who had been living in India since 2019, was previously arrested in 2023 in connection with an NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) case.
Police revealed that the cartel exploited the student visa provision, enabling African nationals to enter India under the pretext of studying at private universities in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Punjab. However, many of these so-called “students” were actually involved in the distribution of drugs, using their educational status as a cover for their illegal activities.
The cartel was led by Dagri Jean Marc, an absconding handler who operated from Africa. Jean Marc issued instructions to operatives in India, directing them to establish a local distribution network. The cartel’s activities were largely centered in the Tilak Nagar area, where the arrested individuals, including Muwong and Umeh, had set up operations. Police confirmed that the gang exploited legal loopholes to recruit African nationals into the drug trade.
Following the arrests, the police are continuing their investigation to dismantle the broader network. The seizure of such a large quantity of drugs highlights the growing problem of drug trafficking using student visas, as authorities ramp up efforts to curb these illegal activities.
