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In one of the city’s largest drug seizures in recent years, the Anti Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested a 42-year-old Nigerian national on Tuesday and recovered 14.84 kg of synthetic narcotics valued at Rs23.7 crore.
Officials said the seized substances included 11.6 kg of MDMA crystals, 1.04 kg of ecstasy pills, and 2.2 kg of raw chemicals used for manufacturing synthetic drugs.
The accused, Ejike Nzegwu, is a habitual offender previously involved in multiple narcotics cases.