Saturday, December 6, 2025
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US
WITHIN NIGERIA - NEWS PICKS
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
    • BREAKING
    • National
    • Local News
    • Politics
    • Diaspora
    • Business
    • Education
    • Sports
    • World News
      • Africa
      • U.S
      • Asia
      • Europe
    • XTRA
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE
    • GIST
    • ARTICLES
    • VIDEOS
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA - NEWS PICKS
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE

Two Nigerian nationals arrested in India for drug smuggling

Adesina .O (Teekay) by Adesina .O (Teekay)
February 21, 2023
in Diaspora
Reading Time: 1 min read
0 0
A A
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Two Nigerian nationals, Stanley Okorie, and Christopher have been arrested by the Haryana State Narcotic Control Bureau in India for drug smuggling.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Haryana State Narcotic Control Bureau, Verinder Saini, said 94 gm of heroin and 10 gm of ICE drug (methamphetamine) were recovered from the suspects’ possession.

Verinder, while briefing journalists said the accused were arrested from Delhi on Sunday and they will be produced before the court as the police will seek their remand for further questioning.

He said the team had already arrested two persons, Deepak of Jhajjar district with 50.47 gm heroin and Amritpal of Kishangarh, Chandigarh, in this case.

READ ALSO

Nigerian-British politician Appointed UK Trade Envoy to Nigeria

Miss Universe Nigeria to Lose South African Documents Amid Controversy

Nigerian Man Arrested in Libya for Alleged Theft and Banditry

Canada to Reduce Permanent Resident Numbers Amid Population Growth Concerns

Accused Deepak and Amritpal were arrested on February 16 and 18, respectively, and during their interrogation they revealed that they had bought the drug from Stanley Okorie and Christopher.

Tracking their links, the police team reached Delhi and arrested the Nigerian nationals. He said they have been registered under the NDPS Act at Ram Nagar police station in Karnal and the police will also investigate their previous criminal record.

Source: Linda Ikeji

Discussion about this post

ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS PICKS — WITHIN NIGERIA

WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

Follow us on social media:

CORPORATE LINKS

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Report a story
  • Advertisement
  • Content Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
 
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Corrections Policy
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
    • BREAKING
    • National
    • Local News
    • Politics
    • Diaspora
    • Business
    • Education
    • Sports
    • World News
      • Africa
      • U.S
      • Asia
      • Europe
    • XTRA
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE
    • GIST
    • ARTICLES
    • VIDEOS

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName