Archive · 22 Nov 2025
Nigerian Drug Suspect Arrested in Mumbai After 3-Year Absence
A man from Nigeria who was wanted for a drug case in Punjab was caught in Mumbai after hiding for three years.
He was living in India without proper documents.
Police are happy to have caught him.
A Nigerian national, Ubanatu Livinus Uchenna, was arrested in Nalasopara, Mumbai
He was wanted in a 2021 drug trafficking case in Punjab
Uchenna had been absconding for three years and was living illegally in India
He was stopped for questioning while moving suspiciously in Nalasopara
Police registered a case under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025
- Who
- Ubanatu Livinus Uchenna, a Nigerian national
- What
- Arrested for drug trafficking and illegal stay in India
- When
- November 20, 2022
- Where
- Nalasopara, Mumbai
- Why
- He was wanted in a 2021 drug case in Punjab
- Age
- 36
- Aliases
- Uchaina Ublatu, Eric
- Year of Illegal Stay in India
- 2014